All Columnist articles – Page 8
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OpinionLabour must rediscover joined-up government
Does the Labour government understand that unrealistic spending cuts may cost more to put right?
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OpinionThe law’s busy summer
The law has not taken a holiday, but has gone into the office every day.
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OpinionMother in Law: A message to my immigration team colleagues
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionThe consequences of the riots for lawyers
Some significant changes for the legal profession are becoming apparent only now.
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OpinionCourt approval added to assisted dying bill
Although still recognisably the measure Lord Falconer has been trying to get through parliament for a decade, his latest bill has picked up some safeguards along the way.
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OpinionMother in Law: Procrastination part 2 – slay the day!
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionPeaceful climate protest: a headache for Labour
Were the Just Stop Oil activists who were recently sentenced to four and five years in prison justly or unjustly convicted and sentenced?
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OpinionThe failures of success
Our profession should not tolerate working hours for young people of over 11 or 12 hours per day, however well-paid they are.
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OpinionKing’s speech: Labour’s long to-do list
‘Hillsborough law’ is promised to be ‘the catalyst for a changed culture in the public sector by improving transparency and accountability’. How can you enforce a measure such as this?
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OpinionMother in Law: Procrastination part 1
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWill AI spark a new type of negligence claim?
While artificial intelligence is fast evolving, the pace of change will be controlled by the level of confidence that humans have in these emerging technologies.
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OpinionA preview of the King’s speech
Growth and planning - intertwined goals - are the major thrust of government policy, which Labour emphasised throughout its campaign.
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OpinionLawyers and the 2024 elections
If ‘lefty lawyer’ is the worst attack we have to put up with, we have come out of it a good deal better than our colleagues in France.
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OpinionMother in Law: 'Why don’t you become an MP, Mum?'
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWhat can lawyers expect from Labour?
The new prime minister is well aware that his most urgent legal challenge is prison overcrowding.
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OpinionE-evidence – EncroChat and more
As more and more evidence becomes electronic, the law and court decisions on e-evidence become more important.
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OpinionImmigration lawyers under pressure everywhere
The UK's backlogs are grave: the immigration and asylum open caseload has increased 75% since last year.
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OpinionLabour must mend criminal justice
Letting prisoners out early may not sound as if it is putting the needs of victims first. But emergency measures can no longer be avoided.
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OpinionMother in Law: Getting back on my A-game
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLIPs and the unregulated – a worsening story
A persistent challenge to professions is what to do about those who are forced to carry out their own services without any help and the role of unregulated providers.