Opinion – Page 10
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Legal training: steep learning curve
We need to reset the debate on the future of solicitor education.
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Uber litigation and the lessons for lawyers
The fightback against Uber shows that lawyers must keep banging the drum for proper regulation of their profession.
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Want plain English? How about ‘get lost’?
Lawyers should be wary of taking a lead from other sectors on ditching jargon.
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Playing with regulation
The LSB appears to have overlooked its duty to encourage an ‘independent, strong, and effective’ profession.
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Drive out the solicitor touts
Regulators must abandon their indifferent attitude to touting for business.
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Our defence of the oppressed
The debate about independent regulation must take account of our obligation to protect endangered lawyers.
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Legal fees and the free market
Serbia’s accession to the EU brings to mind regulatory issues facing lawyers closer to home.
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LSB: a response to Jonathan Goldsmith
LSB chair responds to yesterday’s Comment piece by Jonathan Goldsmith on the role of the board in liberalising the market for legal services.
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Should the LSB chair resign?
If the government effectively seizes the wheel of the super-regulator, does that not signal a lack of confidence in its leader?
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Legal regulation: here we go again
In one of the world’s most liberal markets, the CMA’s inquiry is oddly timed.
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Not taking lawyers seriously
Where is the evidence that making legal services regulators independent of their representative bodies will boost competition?
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CMC regulation – one size does not fit all
Those of us committed to operating openly and ethically should not be damaged too.
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Regulation will not keep competitors at bay
Law firms should seek to innovate to keep up with new competitors rather than focusing on defensive regulation.
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Should the SRA care if a lawyer smokes dope?
Why must the regulator go after solicitors who commit a minor offence in their private life?
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Financial reporting changes affecting law firms
New accounting requirements could mean law firms ultimately find it more difficult to borrow money.
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Back to the Future II was wrong on lawyers
The classic sequel predicted an end to lawyers and a swift justice system – neither is happening yet.
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Online platforms – lawyers act now!
Uber has grabbed the headlines but unregulated online services could threaten the legal landscape as we know it.