Opinion – Page 10
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OpinionWhitlam’s Law: Time to change outmoded drink-driving laws
Law must give prosecutors ability to catch those drink-driving on private land.
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OpinionWhen lawyers feel scared to do their job, mob rule edges closer
Threats against lawyers in the Charlie Gard case show the dangers we’re moving towards.
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OpinionSure, force firms to publish prices. But what good will it do?
Other service providers are brilliant at publishing prices, but consumers are arguably no better informed.
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OpinionHow dare lawyers want control of their business
The Legal Services Board is not happy with the state of the market. Naturally lawyers are to blame.
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OpinionTime for a global regulatory treasury
We need a regulatory information resource for lawyer disciplinary records worldwide.
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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.
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OpinionQualifying remarks
SQE will provide a necessary minimum rather than the fully-fledged standard the market demands, candidates will still be expected to show as much talent and experience as before
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OpinionDon't sneer at solicitors for not publishing prices
The SRA wants to know the price of everything - but the law is not a fruit ‘n’ veg stall down the market.
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SRA should reopen its doors
Regulator’s decision to exclude public and press from meetings removes vital check and balance on the powers of a tax-raising body
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OpinionWhistleblowing and lawyers
A European Commission consultation on whistleblower protection raises important questions of legal professional privilege.
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OpinionSRA and transparency: 'do as we say, not as we do'
The regulator is vulnerable to accusations of hypocrisy after shutting out the public and journalists.
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OpinionThe future for solicitor regulation
It is clear from the first few weeks of the year that familiar themes will dominate the discussion around regulation in 2017.
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OpinionA doomed legal sector? Not according to the stats
We may have convinced ourselves this is a profession in terminal decline. But the figures say the opposite.
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Opinion‘Super-exam’ is an article of blind faith
A new ‘super-exam’ is designed to open up the profession, but there is no evidence it will.
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BOOK REVIEW: COLPs Toolkit (2nd edition)
This book is a toolkit complete with draft policies, checklists and procedures, all on a CD.
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OpinionEurope and regulating lawyers
Whether we leave the Single Market or not, the direction of travel on lawyer regulation is the same.
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OpinionEU champions rule of law
The European Commission's response to the deterioration of the rule of law in Poland is an attempt to protect us all.
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OpinionOut to get lawyers?
The death of lawyers has been greatly exaggerated, but a concerted bid to sideline them from dispute resolution is real cause for alarm.
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OpinionE-lawyers: a French solution for the future
In France, European Lawyers Day will be met with another move to help the profession and clients cope with ‘Uberisation’.