Opinion – Page 16
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OpinionStill working on our ABS
The first local authorities applied for ABS licences last year and are still waiting for approval. What’s the hold up?
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OpinionMitchell: the problem with guidance
An insider’s view on the appeals that will clarify the post-Mitchell case management landscape.
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OpinionResponding to the ‘right to be forgotten’
Huge issues face the EU - not least the ‘right to be forgotten’ problem - and lawyers must meet them with decisiveness.
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Let the market be the jury
The public is capable of distinguishing the ‘wheat from the chaff’ – even when it comes to advocacy.
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OpinionRise of specialist law firms
Niche firms will materialise to occupy emergent ‘advice deserts’.
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OpinionCPD reform: a ‘race to the bottom’?
The existing CPD regime may be ‘tick-box’; but what is likely to replace it is even more so.
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OpinionMcKenzie friends like this…
The use of these friends is being encouraged by those who ought to know better.
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OpinionSRA’s plans can only help the life of PII
Insurance proposals strike a Goldilocks balance between market freedom and consumer protection.
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OpinionIs it time to scrap mandatory PII?
Is the best way to stop this annual hoopla to give the client a choice?
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The bane of consumerism
The regulatory burden puts the consumer first and the practitioner second.
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OpinionWho on earth would blab to the SRA?
As long as firms fear the regulator, they are unlikely to seek help over their finances.
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OpinionGoogle’s legal vision
Encryption, practice management and Google Glass were the hot topics at a recent IT forum.
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Conveyancing panel frustration
We have been frustrated by being prevented from discharging our clients’ mortgages.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: SRA Handbook (October 2013)
This up-to-date edition is essential reading following a raft of regulatory changes over the past year.
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OpinionPII in a European setting
What light does a new report shed on the availability of cross-border insurance products?
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OpinionBorder counsel
How to decide between a pro- or anti-European approach at the forthcoming elections.
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OpinionHideously diverse?
The identity politics ‘industry’ can be shrill and irritating, but surely the SRA is right to find out how the profession is comprised.