Opinion – Page 9
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OpinionLetters roundup - 20 July 2020
Bad faith prosecutions, and SRA’s crusade: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionLetters roundup - 13 July 2020
'Kickstarting' criminal justice, and serious succession: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionFamily justice: back to normal?
If there was ever a time for family practice to change it is now.
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OpinionLetters roundup - 29 June 2020
CoP’s commitment to equality and sustainable business: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionLetters roundup - 1 June 2020
Peer’s jaundiced views and duty solicitor protocol: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionEthical hunting
There appears to be concern or confusion across the industry about how probate researchers, or heir hunters, can safely operate under lockdown – and not least the impact on solicitors.
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OpinionNothing changes if nothing changes
In 2018, figures from Chambers Student confirmed that City firms were lagging behind the market in addressing diversity within their workforce.
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OpinionWhy race should not be the overriding factor when adopting a child
'Same race' policy is an impossible aspiration in adoption placement.
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OpinionLost art of collaboration
Many residential conveyancers are finding operating in lockdown a difficult and sometimes painful experience. We are coming to terms with transacting business using a model that is cumbersome, outdated and ill-suited to the current limitations imposed on us. Everything seems to take twice if not three times as long ...
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OpinionBeware of fraudsters homing in
John Hyde reports that the SRA has warned that ‘cybercriminals are eyeing up lawyers working from home as potentially easy targets for online fraud’.
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OpinionA person covenanting with himself
I recently received an inheritance from my cousin, who died intestate domiciled in England. Four other cousins of the deceased shared the estate, so that each beneficiary received a one-fifth interest.
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OpinionWhat is not communicated matters
I was interested to read Catherine Baksi’s feature ‘Home-made justice’ (6 April) about the use of Skype in a three-day hearing of a Court of Protection case; in particular, the detailed reporting of the impact of the use of a remote platform from the perspective of all involved.
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OpinionDangers of the default mode
Catherine Baksi’s report on the remotely conducted court hearing (8 April) is a crucial contribution to the detailed debate we really must have in preparation for the post-coronavirus legal landscape we all crave and need to work towards. Lest remote hearings might then too readily become the default position, ...
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OpinionProbate: Are too many hopeless contentious cases being settled?
A recent decision illustrates a concerning trend of cases brought under the 1975 Inheritance Act.
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OpinionLetters roundup - 6 April 2020
Benefits of transparency and e-filing failings: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionCoronavirus Q&A: Executing wills
Common queries answered about how best to execute wills during the Covid-19 outbreak.