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All articles by John Greenwood – Page 2
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Opinion
Online courts – tangled web
Do the ‘powers that be’ have the slightest understanding of how computer-illiterate are many of those seeking to access courts?
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Divorced from reality
A judge has refused a wife her divorce on the ground of unreasonable behaviour – and strengthened the case for no-fault divorce.
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Missing out on pension pot
A rank injustice has been rectified. Not so for legions of recorders.
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Costs not realistic
Family lawyers need to ‘get real’ before they price themselves out of the market.
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Tick-box justice negates our role
Now that criminal advocates appear to be a dying breed, one must relish that moment of surprise when a lost cause is saved.
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EU referendum: a unique opportunity to save courts
The public interest should be a priority.
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True costs of fee exemption
Many litigants in person are able to afford a modest fee for the privilege of access to a district judge’s considerable expertise.
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OpinionLegal aid: squeezed middle
The rich can pay, the poor invade the courts and middle-earners lose out altogether. What can be done about ‘partial law’?
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Damning verdict
Lord Hutchinson is right to vent his spleen about the state of our legal system – governments have shown a lack of respect for the law.
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Lawyers must make a stand
A chance to pause and reflect what it is to be a lawyer and the incredible privilege we have.
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Going down in the world
Against a background of cutbacks in courts and staff, what does the future hold?
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Retired litigator’s harsh lessons
Money will always trump justice, fairness and even common sense. Our legal system is no longer the envy of the world.
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Support the many or few?
Those remaining in the courts need encouragement that pressures on them will not increase.
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Justice lies in ruins
The coalition government has done great harm to access to justice, the courts and to practitioners – the charge sheet is shocking.
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Keeping clients in the loop
Law firms that threaten legal action against clients who have posted adverse comments should first put their own houses in order.
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Family lawyers: loved at last?
The dismantling of legal aid has had one unexpected consequence – the worth of family lawyers is finally being recognised.
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Abandoned spouses
Under the legal aid cuts regime, financial (ancillary) relief is dead, except for the wealthy.
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Reality check on cutbacks
It is time that the higher judiciary had a look at the real world created by insane cutbacks.
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