Your Letters – Page 53
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Opinion
Farming out
I recently received a letter from the Law Society inviting me to have a meeting to explore methods of ‘farming’ existing business. Is this an indication of the depth to which the profession has sunk? Harold Immanuel, London W6
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Opinion
Mediation is still misunderstood
I read Michael Haran’s letter ‘Shortcomings of mediation’ (Gazette, 17 June) with some disappointment. Clearly his was an unfortunate experience, but it did not seem to be typical of mediation. I would not like to see it result in either Mr Haran or any other practitioner having a negative view ...
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Mediation - quicker and cheaper
It was disappointing to read Michael Haran’s criticisms of a recent mediation with which he had been involved. Mediation is the way forward. It will lead to quicker and cheaper settlements in all forms of litigation. If mediation is carried out correctly, then the mediator should act to facilitate an ...
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Opinion
PCT: choice words
I cannot let Alexander McCulloch’s letter pass without comment. His comparison of the old duty solicitor scheme with Grayling’s price-competitive tendering is invidious. I was a duty solicitor for many years; the scheme was never about restriction of choice. Both at the police station and at the magistrates’ court the ...
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Opinion
Russian evolution: right to choose a lawyer
Your feature on Russia put me in mind of the time I hosted two Russian lawyers in 1995.
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Opinion
Wounded legal aid firms fight back
We are being invited to enter a brave new world of price competition
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Opinion
Unsolicited criticism
I write in response to the letter entitled ‘A sad day for the profession’
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Opinion
MoJ online costs forms seriously flawed, says CLAN chair
Online forms for submitting litigation costs budgets are ‘seriously flawed
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Opinion
Tilting the scales of justice in favour of the relatively disadvantaged
We have seen huge cuts in public funding for many areas of law, particularly family; fees introduced for employment tribunal cases; and we await the impact of substantial changes and cuts to criminal legal aid. No one appears to have carried out a proper exercise and costing regarding the long-term ...
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Opinion
Trade deal downside
The article entitled Trading Places concerning the US-EU transatlantic free trade agreement, omitted to mention the huge democratic implications of this agreement. Ordinary people will experience the ‘reduction in trade barriers’ and ‘regulatory harmonisation’ as a reduction of protections in a range of areas, including in the environmental and labour ...