Opinion – Page 44
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Family lawyers: loved at last?
The dismantling of legal aid has had one unexpected consequence – the worth of family lawyers is finally being recognised.
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Criticism of police: blind spot
Your columnist appeared only to be interested in the rights of leftist demonstrators.
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We are here to help solicitors
The next few years are likely to be tough for many solicitors, but SBA The Solicitors’ Charity is there to offer support in times of crisis.
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Conveyancing: speed limit
In homebuyers’ pursuit of ‘speed over beauty’, proper due dilligence must not be compromised.
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SARAH bill is poorly drafted
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill requires a court to consider whether an alleged wrongdoer was ‘acting heroically’.
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Clinical thinking
What do clinical negligence lawyers have for breakfast that the rest of us don’t? They are so resilient.
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Terror threat: principled detachment
We must not meekly submit to predictable attempts by those in authority to curtail our rights in response to the Charlie Hebdo atrocity.
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Crime reforms: modest proposals
A modest series of changes will ensure considerable savings for the exchequer.
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Religious rights
There have been many cases reported in which allowance for an employee has been ruled necessary to take account of anti-discrimination legislation.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide
This handbook on embryonic new powers in the court is in a league of its own.
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OpinionWill-writing and negligence
The winter months highlight the issues raised by wills drafted without the help of a qualified solicitor.
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Lawyers in it together
When you come to vote this year do not forget the public and lawyers who are facing hard times.
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Training and self-lawyering
If solicitors’ skills are not being championed to the public will there be an industry left in which to practise?
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Charlie Hebdo
Beware of an over-zealous reaction by the state which flies in the face of Magna Carta.