All Comment articles – Page 24
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OpinionWhat to make of the government’s Human Rights Act consultation?
The reform recommendations will be of interest - and concern - to civil society, the judiciary, academia and the legal professions.
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OpinionSRA SLAPPs back
Timely new guidance from the SRA on ‘professional enablement’ will be useful to all solicitors.
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OpinionProsecuting war crimes in Ukraine
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan QC has wasted no time in launching an investigation into war crimes in Ukraine.
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OpinionBaksi at the Bar: Is it time to scrap silk?
Catherine Baksi asks whether there is still a place for the award in a modern, meritocratic and egalitarian 21st century legal system.
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OpinionA tale of two courts – Ukraine looks to The Hague
For those seeking accountability for war crimes, the wheels of justice are turning – albeit slowly.
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OpinionThe end of the Word is nigh
Just because your documents are held in a computer does not mean they are digital.
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OpinionUkraine: the rule of law is not divisible
The government needs to learn from its own rhetoric on human rights.
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OpinionRussia's invasion: blaming lawyer 'enablers'
City law firms are named among the guilty parties for allegedly allowing Putin’s oligarch supporters to launder their money and reputations here. So what now?
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OpinionMother in law: Dealing with the general public
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLitigation funding and marginal gains
Disclosure orders should apply equally to defendants and claimants.
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OpinionOur law firms must get out of Russia
Do solicitors, law firms, and the Russian lawyers in international firms think things will just blow over? If so, they should be reading the situation more accurately.
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OpinionOur criminal justice system needs major surgery, not a band aid
Recent government initiatives are just more knee-jerk, low-cost solutions to a much bigger problem.
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OpinionMajor news stories usually bring changes for lawyers
It pays to think of the lawyers’ side of news reports, even if we are not the direct subject, so that the profession can prepare for any consequences.
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OpinionThe dangers of rushing to comment on a judgment
Lawyers and PRs will have read the Matrix judgment with a sense of relief it wasn't them.
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OpinionHow to narrow the SQE attainment gap
On 21 January, the Solicitors Regulation Authority published the results of the first ever Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). The pass rate was 53%. Dr Cordella Bart-Stewart OBE However, the results showed a disparity between white, and black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates: 66% of white candidates ...
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OpinionCan we trust the SRA when issuing bigger fines?
The regulator’s publication policy is thin gruel, which doesn’t bode well for handing it extra powers.
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OpinionThe voices of senior women in law are important
'I never expected to be a practising barrister beyond the age of 30.'
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OpinionShould a lawyer go on strike?
Solicitors have differing views, suggesting a strike would be unlikely to succeed.