Your Letters – Page 29
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Unscientific policy
Closing the Forensic Science Service was an act of ministerial folly which appears set to be compounded by scrapping the archive too
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Lessons about relationships
Couples have more and more options over the way they arrange their lives, with marriage (same and opposite sex), civil partnerships (only same sex at present but possibly opposite sex if the current lobby succeeds), and cohabitation and ‘common law marriage’. Each brings different levels of financial obligation and responsibility ...
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New pecking order in law
The Law Society’s response to the government’s proposals for court closures is an excellent, thorough and detailed piece of work, which reflects great credit on the Society, and those who so assiduously argued the case for each court. It remains to be seen how many courts will, in fact, be ...
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Declaration confusion
My enquiries have not been able to shed light on a query that is causing great debate within the profession. It relates to the intention behind the wording of section 2 of the Commissioners for Oaths (Authorised Persons) (Fees) Order 1993. It is clear that the fee is £5 per ...
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Legal diversity’s retreating horizon
Lord Hodge confidently predicts that the diversity imbalance on the bench will soon be redressed. But we’ve heard it all before.
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Losing the ‘golden thread’ of justice
The presumption of innocence is surely in intensive care.
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A slur on our profession
Accusation that solicitors are receiving ‘squalid backhanders’ from barristers in return for instructions should be withdrawn.
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Digging deep for diversity
Without Law Society support, many lawyers’ talents would have been lost to the legal profession
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Going down in the world
Against a background of cutbacks in courts and staff, what does the future hold?
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Redundancies numbers game
How many criminal defence solicitors will be made redundant because of two-tier contracting?
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Hungry for justice
The case of Shaker Aamer shows what happens when the rule if law is not upheld.
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In need of support
Victims of miscarriages of justice often face a second injustice when attempting to access housing.
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LiPs do cause delays
Most district judges have doubled time estimates to deal with LiPs – Natalie Ceeney would know this if she had bothered to talk to us.
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Solicitors fighting a losing battle?
Planned contract changes affecting doctors generated headlines. Where is the support for embattled lawyers?
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Lord Thomas quick to judge
Costs can be brought down by more efficiency in the judiciary, too.