All Comment articles – Page 5
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OpinionWhy is the legal profession still resistant to alternative business structures?
Law firms and even judges can’t seem to grasp that the sector has moved on.
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OpinionThe common law gets a third category of thing
The Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill was introduced earlier this month. Here is what it says, why it is needed - and what happens next.
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OpinionAre we seeing a court clampdown on unrealistic costs budgets?
Judicial approach of giving leeway on costs is likely to remain, despite recent rulings.
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OpinionForgotten regions with invisible communities: will peace ever come to Colombia?
Colombia Caravana visits the country to investigate the situation of human rights defenders in the post Peace Accord period.
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OpinionNo end in sight for this Axiom Ince farce
Just like the Axiom client money, the investigation into the SRA has disappeared into a black hole.
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OpinionEqual pay: what's next after Next loses landmark decision?
Retailer has lost a six-year equal pay claim against more than 3,500 current and former staff members.
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OpinionWhy we all need to collaborate on clinical negligence
It’s in all our interests to avoid expensive clinical negligence litigation and help the NHS.
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OpinionChatGPT on trial: Responsible AI use in the courts
Creeping use of AI in legal rulings presents problems of transparency and reliability.
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OpinionWorker Protection Act: Are employers getting the right advice?
Law firms must consider whether advice they are giving is appropriate, and the reputational risk associated with how well they comply with the new requirement.
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OpinionImmigration lawyers like us need more than warm words
We want to represent and help as many asylum seekers as we can. But we can no longer afford to do legal aid work in volume.
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OpinionWhat in-house needs from reform of legal regulation
More support for good in-house lawyers – and further to fall for ‘bad’ ones.
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OpinionAI action plans need to weather the coming winter
Legislators are treating the technology as an unstoppable force. It isn't.
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OpinionPlanning: is a change gonna come?
We may not get the planning system that we deserve; we will get the one that we pay for.
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OpinionMake 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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OpinionFuture 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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OpinionThe 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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OpinionCouncil 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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OpinionMind 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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OpinionPost 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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OpinionDisability Pride Month: What is it and why does it matter?
Members of the Law Society's Disabled Solicitors Network Committee share their experiences.