Your Letters – Page 35

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    Ashamed of government

    13 April 2015

    It is essential to the rule of law in any democracy that lawyers are allowed to challenge the state on behalf of clients.

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    Taxing dilemma

    13 April 2015

    Law Society’s proposed Tax Law Charter will prove a double-edged sword.

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    Justice efficiency deficiency

    13 April 2015

    A common, agreed definition of ‘efficient’ and a concerted effort by all agencies could lead to true efficiency.

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    Aiding tax evasion

    13 April 2015

    Avoidance, as we all know, is not a crime. Is it to become one?

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    Old lawyer

    13 April 2015

    I actually remember most of the articles in Obiter’s Memory Lane.

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    Keeping clients in the loop

    30 March 2015

    Law firms that threaten legal action against clients who have posted adverse comments should first put their own houses in order.

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    Tax avoidance is a duty

    30 March 2015

    At last, some sanity has been introduced to the tax evasion/avoidance debate.

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    Tax: pay your dues

    30 March 2015

    It is moral to pay one’s due in taxes to the state and immoral to avoid doing so.

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    Constitution under scrutiny

    30 March 2015

    Congratulations to everyone involved in a high-quality discussion on the future constitution of the UK.

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    Profile correction

    30 March 2015

    The current Permanent Representative of Panama to the lnternational Maritime Organisation is Arsenio Dominguez.

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    Squeezing out claims

    23 March 2015

    Access to justice is becoming a qualified right which is obliged to be set against the contents of the public purse.

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    Soft-skills support for lawyers

    23 March 2015

    There can be no room for complacency when it comes to digital evolution.

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    Legal aid: let’s adapt

    23 March 2015

    It is every lawyer’s dream to help shape the law, not just react to it. Let’s do that when it comes to funding reforms.

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    Justice and retribution

    23 March 2015

    We have made some gradual progress in understanding the human condition, and we could make some more.

  • Opinion

    Divorce history lesson

    23 March 2015

    Recent Supreme Court divorce ruling raises important legal issues where traditionally the principal focus has been on ‘needs’.

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    Mediation worthy cause

    23 March 2015

    Is it not better to try to avoid the delays and uncertainties of litigation by entering into mediation in good faith?

  • Opinion

    Tax: avoiding the issue

    16 March 2015

    It is not the job of politicians to tell taxpayers and practitioners what is ‘moral’ in relation to tax avoidance.

  • Opinion

    True denial of justice

    16 March 2015

    When will common sense return to the legal process?

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    ADR anxiety

    16 March 2015

    We do not need judges to wag fingers at us and point us in the direction of alternative dispute resolution.

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    Conveyancing code breaker

    16 March 2015

    There needs to be some further professional guidance to aid buyers’ conveyancers when raising case-specific additional enquiries.