All Comment articles – Page 33
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OpinionPositive discrimination: the case for legal reform
Now is the time to revisit this issue to help give employers more freedom to create change.
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OpinionGuideline hourly rates: an assessment
A member of the last costs committee to propose new guideline hourly rates, which were rejected, assesses the Civil Justice Council’s final report.
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OpinionJulian Assange: peering through the murk
If Assange is extradited to the US and convicted of any of the charges he faces there, the US government will let him serve his sentence in an Australian prison.
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OpinionWelcome to the punishment show
Government talk of ‘chain gangs’ is a new low in criminal justice.
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OpinionFreedom? You must be joking
We must defeat the government’s divisive and discriminatory plans to curb our rights and civil liberties.
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OpinionWhat does climate change mean for your practice?
Whether believers or deniers, the work related to climate change is already here and needs to be dealt with.
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OpinionMother in law: Taking personal responsibility
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionAn analysis of the Nationality and Borders Bill
Knee-jerk proposals will destroy the balance in our law in contravention of obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention and the ECHR.
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OpinionWords – how a right becomes a cost
There's a klaxon going off above the language being used to describe the rights of children with special educational needs and disabilities.
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OpinionA pragmatist seeking to restore high ideals
Arch-pragmatist Karim Khan QC is the ideal prosecutor for the International Criminal Court.
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Opinion'BAME' breakdown reveals shameful progress on judicial diversity
The proportion of black judges has remained at 1% since 2014. We need to know why.
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OpinionCompulsory mediation can work - but can it be free?
Mediators will naturally welcome moves to requiring ADR, but it cannot be done on the cheap.
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OpinionIt’s still unclear whether courts tolerate delays
Two recent cases have highlighted seemingly contradictory approaches to lateness.
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OpinionHelp from abroad on remote hearings
Guidelines set out certain fundamental principles for fairness, access to materials and equality of arms.
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OpinionRevealed: what judges really think of budgeting
The cat is out of the bag. Judges think costs budgeting is a waste of time. We always suspected it, but now we know it.
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OpinionMother in law: Tips for billing well
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionPrivate Practice v In-House [2021]
Both have their positives and negatives, but what are they really like - and has the pandemic changed perspectives?
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OpinionLegal profession looks to grow together
Law Society social mobility ambassador Justin Farrance describes how he founded his mentoring programme and what inspired him to do so.