Your Letters – Page 8
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Opinion
Hill to climb at CPS
Max Hill QC brings immense experience to one of the most unenviable jobs in law.
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Full disclosure
I am conscious that the profession will be asking what steps the Law Society Criminal Law Committee has taken in relation to the current unused material debacle.
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How to blunt knife crime
The latest ONS Crime in England and Wales bulletin shows an alarming increase in knife crime.
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Inquest injustice
It is positive that the government is reviewing the availability of legal aid to ensure bereaved families can fully participate in their loved one’s inquest.
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PI reform a done deal
While some might see the MoJ response to the justice select committee on PI reform as a stay of execution, it only served to highlight the government’s single-minded approach.
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‘Safe keeping’ unsound
As a long-retired solicitor I was approached recently by an old friend and client. He wanted to know what the words ‘safe keeping’ meant. I was intrigued and he explained.
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Levy breaks
The SRA has announced that the Compensation Fund levy for firms will be increased.
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Under pressure
When I enter my offices I see doors marked ‘COLP’, ‘COFA’, ‘MLRO’ and the recently added ‘DPO’.
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Fairness and injured people
The basis for PI reform is completely without merit, yet the government has been intransigent.
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Easy does it in the modern office
The other day, as I paid a visit to the old firm, a sepulchral calm appeared to have descended on the family department.
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Revered leader
‘Slow to anger, swift to praise.’ The line from Tennyson came to mind on having learned of past-president Paul Marsh’s death.
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We’re all colleagues
When in practice, I occasionally received responses to letters from French avocats, who began their response with ‘Chere Maître’.
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Price is right but what about quality?
The Crown Commercial Service’s recently launched tendering process for legal services to the ‘wider public service’.
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No need to browse for business
My firm does not have a website and neither does it intend to do so.
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Leftist infection
The Judicial Appointments Commission and the system for appointment of QCs have both been infected by leftist policy.
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More must be done for exonerees
Justice has long argued that the compensation regime for wrongful convictions is inadequate.
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A role for private prosecutions
Private prosecutions offer an important alternative for obtaining justice.
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Birmingham lessons
I have tried hard to promote the cause of the families of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombing victims.