Opinion – Page 12
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OpinionA UK centre for legal innovation?
The American Bar Association’s final report on the future of legal services raises some questions for us too.
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OpinionCollaborative platforms and Brexit – clarity needed
Brexit has muddied the waters when it comes to responding to guidelines on the sharing economy.
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Opinion‘Two-tier’ legal profession danger
Changes to the SRA Handbook would dilute client protections.
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OpinionABSs are no threat, so why treat them differently?
Non-lawyers must pledge to promote access to justice. That’s ridiculous.
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OpinionSRA: to catch a fake
Failure to deal swiftly with suspect credentials harms the profession’s reputation.
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OpinionFusion via the back door
Has the process of fusing the solicitor and barrister professions already begun?
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OpinionUnregulated online providers: a solution?
A US case offers a possible roadmap for responding to electronic platforms as regulators struggle to find a solution.
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OpinionThrow consumers to the wolves. It’s cheaper
Of course the unregulated legal sector is cheaper. That’s why it’s such a danger to clients.
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OpinionChancery Lane: managing the cost of our work
The Law Society wants to hear from solicitors as we change to meet your needs.
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OpinionThe Legal Services Consumer Panel: what now?
Watchdog is a lobbying group for one interest in a diminishing part of the legal ecosystem.
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OpinionThe IBA and lawyers
We should pay more attention to the International Bar Association. Directly and indirectly, its work affects what we do.
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OpinionThe law and diversity – class is permanent
Privately educated people are over-represented by a factor of five in the senior ranks of the law.
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OpinionAnti-corruption: measuring success
We must judge the success of this week’s London summit only by the long-term practical actions that may follow.
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OpinionTime to put the McKenzie friend issue to rest
News that solicitors are acting as McKenzie friends will fuel the debate over unqualified advisers.
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Defence of the defence
Tony Fisher rightly highlighted the need for the debate about independent regulation to take account of our obligation to protect the rights of lawyers to challenge the state, and to protect human rights both in our own country and internationally.
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OpinionLegal training: steep learning curve
We need to reset the debate on the future of solicitor education.
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OpinionUber 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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OpinionWant plain English? How about ‘get lost’?
Lawyers should be wary of taking a lead from other sectors on ditching jargon.