All Leader articles – Page 24
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OpinionAdvocating change
Roundtable discussion reveals shift in attitudes towards solicitor-advocates.
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OpinionCo-op: the difference a year makes
Last week’s SRA warning of the ‘group contagion’ threat looks even more timely.
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OpinionDiversity is about standards
The issue in law is clearly not one of aspirations that need ‘lifting’.
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OpinionLeader: forcing the issue on pro bono
The expectation that pro bono, one of the more impressive parts of the ‘Big Society’, can pick up where £300m of civil legal aid cuts left off is fanciful.
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OpinionSky Courts One?
Victims, witnesses and offenders will continue to be protected in televised court proceedings – but for how long?
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OpinionCredit where it is due
Chris Grayling’s decision not to raise the small claims court limit is heartening.
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OpinionTwo cheers from LeO
Many law firms are handling complaints better, thus reducing the need for referral to the ombudsman.
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OpinionLeader: when is a rite wrong?
Does the religious element of the Opening of the Legal Year truly ‘undermine public confidence in justice’?
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OpinionLeader: early settlement in defamation cases
Is it fair for ordinary individual claimants to be pressured into accepting early offers?
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OpinionLeader: transparency on tax
Corporate behaviour or tax advisory strategy is unlikely to change despite new opinion on avoidance
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OpinionLeader: warming to a theme
In law firms, there are compelling reasons to look at everything from air travel and paper use, to direct energy consumption and the behaviour of suppliers.
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OpinionLeader: Taking exception
In the City of London, a battle is waging to prevent costs budgeting from bursting through the gates
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OpinionLeader: Time for innovation – and good judgement
Most headline news from the legal sector has been on the gloomy side since 2008.
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Leader: Restitution would favour those who deliver growth in our economy
As the government limbers up to sell its stake in some of our largest banks
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Leader: Legal Education and Training Review does not set the pulse racing
When the legal professions’ regulators published the terms of reference for the Legal Education and Training Review...