All Comment articles – Page 67
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Opinion'We will work with you': government's essential criminal legal aid review
Government will look for close cooperation with the criminal defence profession in the new year, says justice minister Lucy Frazer QC.
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OpinionReforming wills: better late than never
Landmark judgment reinforced argument for updating laws that date from the Victorian era.
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OpinionArmed forces chief has no desire to end prosecutions
Despite the headline there is little appetite for exempting soldiers from investigation and prosecution.
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OpinionA child-shaped gap in the Equality Act
Can a court fill a gap in our equality laws currently used to deny disabled children an education? The outcome of a current case is worth watching.
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OpinionTrump has a point on UN rights body
If the UN Human Rights Council's reputation and prestige were higher, this cynical US withdrawal would have been less likely.
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OpinionOn judicial diversity, there is little trickle-up effect
The High Court’s record on diversity is worse than that of Oxbridge - much worse - and money is the problem.
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OpinionTime to end the ‘hostility’
Windrush scandal offers an opportunity to set a new tone for immigration.
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OpinionThe City seeks ‘Goldilocks’ solution on post-Brexit disputes
The number of disputes must be just right for the the trade in financial services to thrive post-Brexit.
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OpinionPlenty to play for on whiplash
Civil Liability Bill is likely to prove fertile ground for test litigation.
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OpinionEmbrace neurodiversity
Legal employers that foster a more neurodiverse workforce will reap real benefits.
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No cause for AI alarmism
Unfounded fears over homicidal robots must not be allowed to stifle innovation.
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OpinionADR at a turning point?
Civil Justice Council review places dispute resolution on the cusp of a new digital era.
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OpinionGetting on with the job
The Law Society’s new Board will build on excellent work to promote and support the profession.
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OpinionFollow France on disclosure
Judges should be given an active, semi-inquisitorial role to resolve current problems.
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OpinionSocially unacceptable
‘Total war’ and smear tactics are demeaning litigation – we must call out such behaviour.
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