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Opinion – Page 22
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OpinionErosion of a lawyer's role
Civil litigation lawyers will have taken note of Lord Faulks’ call for regulation of third-party funding. Taking an entirely dispassionate view, the factor that stands out for me is the erosion of the lawyer’s position when faced with the influence of a third party having no direct interest in the ...
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OpinionFight for our rights
Disciplinary bodies must do more to punish unqualified people who breach the rules regarding rights of audience in our courts.
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OpinionMinisterial machismo
Additional, unproductive expense of longer court hours would quash what little public support there is for the plan.
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Bridging the Atlantic on costs
Modernisers aiming to limit recoverable costs should be listened to.
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OpinionWanted: a first-class lawyer
The next lord chancellor should be drawn from the most senior ranks of the judiciary and Queens Counsel.
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OpinionPractice made perfect
A supportive training and learning environment at a law firm is far more beneficial to a prospective solicitor than the LPC.
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Gender and rehabilitation
I agree with J Howard Shelley (letters, 10 April). On prisons and prison policy, it is without question right that gender considerations and concerns must go towards informing the treatment of and efforts to rehabilitate all inmates. That said, it is equally important that it should remain just one of ...
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Standards downgrade
The criminal standard of proof in disciplinary proceedings is needed to hold regulators to account for the quality of their investigations
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OpinionSystemic unfairness
The SQE may improve access to the profession but it does not address the issue of firms recruiting those who have undertaken internships.