Opinion – Page 58
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QC? Why not?
I believe the open market should allow me to provide advice on anything I can get someone to pay me money for.
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Mitchell test
The Mitchell appeal is likely to provide a good steer regarding procedural infringements across the wider landscape.
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Legal aid: illusory savings
A recent experience at the magistrates’ court dramatically brought home the false economy of legal aid cuts.
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Mediation opportunity
From day one in practice, a solicitor is increasingly likely to need to know when and how to use mediation in the client’s best interests.
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No referrals in mediation since cuts
Legal aid cuts have meant there are fewer clients being referred to this form of dispute resolution.
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Costs benefit
Rulings since the Jackson reforms have confirmed time and again the importance of complying with the new rules to the letter.
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OpinionWhat’s holding back family mediation?
Changes must be made so that more lawyer referrals lead to mediation for couples in dispute.
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Legal training: removing barriers to entry
Training overhaul is step in the right direction, and could improve diversity.
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A covenant for reform
Is there any chance that the government might now implement the recommendations making positive covenants enforceable against subsequent owners of a property?
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Will-search charge
I decided it was time to deal with the increasing cost of dealing with other people’s over-cautious approach to distribution of estates.
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Legal sector: different eras
I question your decision to publish what is an uninformed and frankly offensive comment on the profession.
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OpinionMy search for a missing will
Rachel Rothwell’s first-hand experience of why the law should require wills in England and Wales to be registered.
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Refugees: building a defence
The Crown Prosecution Service must be more sensitive to the provision of refugee defences.
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Calling time on old covenants
Surely it is time that something was done about old property covenants, which are nowadays totally meaningless.
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Keep taking the medicine
I am aware that the government is keen to encourage those who are in dispute to mediate and resolve their difficulties without going to court.
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Bar plays by different rules
Members of the profession may not know that they can be out of pocket paying counsel’s fees when the court has determined that those fees are unreasonable.
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Regulations give guidance on third-party libels
MoJ publication on user-generated content gives lawyers a much clearer idea of where they stand.
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Complicated conveyancing
Why has the relatively simple act of buying and selling a house seemingly become so complicated?