All Comment articles – Page 3
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Make sure solicitor apprenticeships come with a badge
Law firms and in-house legal departments that hire apprentices should replicate some of the wider benefits of the traditional 3-4 years at university.
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Future of criminal law needs to start with students
How can a career as a criminal practitioner ever compete with the riches on offer in the City?
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The need for 'judicial ADR activism' after Churchill v Merthyr Tydfill
For alternative dispute resolution to be a truly integral part of the civil court process, judges must be 'ADR active'.
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Council bodies want shot of SEND legal duties
Am I too cynical in my assessment of what I see as a partial, self-serving report, whose conclusions were never in doubt?
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Mind the caring gap
Caring for someone else isn’t so much of an ‘if’ but a ‘when’ for most of us. Employers need to implement policies that address the unpredictable and emotional nature of caring.
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Post Office scandal already a wake-up call for in-house lawyers
Every senior management team should be asking: are we doing enough for our lawyers?
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Disability Pride Month: What is it and why does it matter?
Members of the Law Society's Disabled Solicitors Network Committee share their experiences.
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The government is chasing growth, with implications for law and regulation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the biggest change for the stock exchange in more than 30 years.
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TA6 forms will continue to evolve
Modernising is always a challenge for conveyancers but we need to embrace it in order to thrive.
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Digital election: party manifestos assessed
A look at data and surveillance, AI regulation and Freedom of Information.
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DfE provides information on controversial experts pilot
The Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service, a Department for Education-funded pilot scheme, has caused concern among family and children lawyers.
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Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service and the law of unintended consequences
A serious problem with the concept of the SIHIS pilot is that it assumes that there can be ‘uniform’ opinion in these cases.
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Election date bets: what the law says
Section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005 makes it a criminal offence to ‘cheat’ at gambling.
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The next government must prioritise injured people and those with disabilities
16 million people in the UK are classed as disabled, yet there were just 48 mentions of people with disabilities across the four major parties' manifestos.
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Let there be art
The 64th annual exhibition of the Law Society’s Art Group is worth a detour to Teddington.
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Why isn’t civil justice a bigger election issue?
Millions are hampered by the civil justice mess. They might back a party vowing to do something about it.
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Z marks the spot
Maybe the question isn’t 'are Gen Z ready to fit in?' but instead 'are we ready for them?'
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D-Day: The Inns of Court Regiment and the solicitors who fell
The 80th anniversary of the allied landings that began the Normandy campaign provides an opportunity to consider the role that members of the profession played.
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Pride Month: Social mobility and LGBTQ+
Law Society president Nick Emmerson marks the start of Global Pride Month.
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Cybersecurity in the legal sector
Cyberattacks are a principal risk for law firms, endangering sensitive client information, business assets, business continuity, and professional reputation.