All Columnist articles – Page 4
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Opinion
Fall-out for law students at campus protests
Blanket bans on students who have participated in protests is not right. Each case should be considered on its merits.
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Should litigation funders still be worried?
The Civil Justice Council is carrying out a review of litigation funding, which will set out clear recommendations for change.
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Mother in Law: Football lessons
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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PM with inside knowledge can transform prisons
If polls are to be believed, a KC will be PM by the end of the year. Starmer would be the most senior practising lawyer in modern times to lead the government.
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Bar watchdog in the red
Bar Standards Board accepts performance review findings and vows to raise its game.
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Mother in Law: Rules of engagement with a hoarder
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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April is the SLAPP-iest month
The subject of strategic litigation against public participation continues to generate enormous publicity.
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The golden mean between online and in-person
We are in a state of transition in terms of both climate awareness and technological possibilities.
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Post Office bill – messy but quick
Government’s Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill raises unprecedented constitutional issues.
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Reflections on the KlimaSeniorinnen climate change case
We can decide to be agitated about a ruling from an international court, but it seems pointless - the direction of travel regarding climate change is clear.
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Should litigation funding fees be recoverable?
Change is clearly on the way for the sector, but this does not necessarily mean bad news for litigation funders.
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Mother in Law: In praise of the Easter weekend
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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How others cope with our problems
We should keep an eye on what our neighbours in the same position as us are doing. We may learn something.
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Climate of fear raises the stakes on human rights
The European Court of Human Rights may answer some momentous questions for the first time in rulings to be delivered tomorrow.
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Beyond the limbo
As politicians sit on their hands, lawyers must get creative about solutions for our dire situation.
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A need-to-know guide to new EU legislation
Remarkably little is written about this new legislation, though it continues generally to affect us.
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Mother in Law: Doing our homework on the right schools
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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What are your three ideas?
I propose the theory that every human has only three ideas. My current three involve international arbitration, solicitors from abroad, and AI.
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Prisons: stalled bill raises stakes on early release
If there is to be no new legislation in the coming months, justice secretary Alex Chalk must simply stretch the existing provisions as far as he can.