Your Letters – Page 36
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Opinion
Criminal lack of resources
Government pledge to bring in more intermediaries to help witnesses and defendants is welcome, but criminal justice needs more.
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Law’s monopoly on punishment
If punishment is limited to deterrence, a victim, or victim’s family, may consider that justice has not been done.
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HRA: show me the evidence
The principal effect of the Human Rights Act is to prolong litigation to make more money for lawyers.
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Surrogacy call
While the UK has been forward-thinking allowing ‘three-person IVF’, the laws on surrogacy lag behind.
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Common gripe
I implore my fellow legal professionals to try and tailor their requirements to the actual property in question.
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OpinionLevelling the field
Veyo board member and Law Society vice-president Jonathan Smithers responds to Gazette reader concerns about pricing for the conveyancing portal.
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Court fees: we will pay a price
Government plans to greatly increase court fees in order to generate extra revenue will compromise justice and harm consumers.
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Lawyers, a force for good
The City is sometimes seen as a symbol of greed, so we decided to send a strong message.
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OpinionCyber-threat warnings
The Law Society responds to a member’s concern over the alleged lack of an adequate ‘warning system’ for attempted frauds against solicitor firms.
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Action on smoking and health
European courts are unlikely to be swayed by the spurious claims of the tobacco industry on standardised packaging.
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Conveyancing complaints
Can additional questions perhaps be incorporated into the standard property enquiries form?
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Family lawyers: loved at last?
The dismantling of legal aid has had one unexpected consequence – the worth of family lawyers is finally being recognised.
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Criticism of police: blind spot
Your columnist appeared only to be interested in the rights of leftist demonstrators.
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We are here to help solicitors
The next few years are likely to be tough for many solicitors, but SBA The Solicitors’ Charity is there to offer support in times of crisis.
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Conveyancing: speed limit
In homebuyers’ pursuit of ‘speed over beauty’, proper due dilligence must not be compromised.
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The state we’re in with criminal legal aid
The government sees justice as nothing more than the machinery of the criminal justice system.