Your Letters – Page 42
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Banking on Chancery Lane
I might be greeted with derision, but I think the Law Society should set up its own bank.
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Nationalise conveyancing?
The probate fee for a basic grant has increased. Why not do the same with conveyancing fees?
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Wonga double standards
The Wonga letters claiming to be from law firms were wrong; they would still be wrong if written by qualified solicitors.
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Forward thinking for solicitors
You can add two more things to the tips on how to be a better solicitor.
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Little need for training
The introduction of specialist training for all practitioners within police stations and in youth courts would solve nothing.
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A retrograde step
The deprivation of basic human rights is a social injustice. The rules on what constitutes a ‘charitable’ objective should reflect this.
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Owning and controlling
It is sometimes not possible to answer the question of beneficial ownership.
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Lender protocol
Lenders should adopt a more reasonable timescale in repossession transactions
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Protecting workers’ rights
The best way to end employee claims and related costs is for employers to act fairly and without discrimination.
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Best behaviour counts
Investment in behavioural and professional development can foster long-term trust.
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Full disclosure from ABSs
The old taboos of partnership secrecy still apply in the brave new world.
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OpinionDevelopment: new set of goals
Lend your voice to help make the rule of law an integral part of the post-2015 international development agenda.
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End this interpreters farce
There has been a stream of irrefutable evidence about a plummeting in standards ever since the MoJ insisted on the new framework agreement.
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Justice dismembered
It is difficult to comprehend the twisted logic which has resulted in the removal of legal representation from many of the population.
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Let the market be the jury
The public is capable of distinguishing the ‘wheat from the chaff’ – even when it comes to advocacy.
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Reality check on cutbacks
It is time that the higher judiciary had a look at the real world created by insane cutbacks.