All Letters articles – Page 12
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OpinionNow hear this: live is best
Malcolm Fowler is weary of the issues to arise from a ’rush towards video and other remote hearing formats’.
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OpinionPolice training
Tony N Guise writes his expereince of the prosecution process following a recent Gazette article.
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OpinionLosing the plot on fees
Developers’ lawyers are getting away with extortionate engrossment fees which are at odds with rules justifying charges to clients.
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OpinionCareer path for criminal law
Retired criminal lawyer John Greenwood reflects on the position of trainee criminal law solicitors and barristers.
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OpinionFluid concern
Neil Somerfield raises concerns over mandatory gender titles in county courts.
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OpinionBase reform on fact not whim
Qamar Anwar calls for a debate about how personal injury victims are treated and the way in which insurers operate.
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OpinionWhy is an error a ‘blunder’?
Cartoonish language should be avoided when discussing medical negligence if we are to move to a truly transparent learning culture.
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OpinionJustice needs protecting
The appointment of yet another lord chancellor is indicative of the low regard in which the present administration holds the role of justice secretary.
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OpinionDragged through the mud
Sexual harassment must be stopped, but allegations are sometimes made up and ‘naming and shaming’ is not necessarily the solution.
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OpinionBranch finder
In reponse to Kate Neil’s article on banking for lawyers, Angela Jackson finds that ‘the credit controller who knew his customers’ is alive and well.
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OpinionFull disclosure – at last?
Criminal lawyers will have been horrified by the revelations about non-disclosure of evidence helpful to the defence.
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OpinionWhen bail plea stalled
I noticed with interest a Gazette piece on the perils of deploying humour in court. I once represented a somewhat obnoxious client in the local magistrates’ court.
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OpinionHidden abuse of power
With bullying rife at the highest level, the partnership structure needs an overhaul; until then the profession is unfit for purpose
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Equal pay disparity
What legal remedies are available for those who have suffered pay discrimination at the hands of their employers?
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OpinionCrumbling patriarchy
Events at the Presidents Club Charity Dinner serve to highlight yet again the uneven playing field encountered by women at work
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OpinionTime to resurrect Justice
After the government reshuffled its ‘middle-ranking’ justice secretary, David Gauke should act now to restore the role of lord chancellor
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OpinionRed-faced over new job offer
Your recent articles and letters about notifying trainees of whether they will be offered a post with the firm after completing their training contract brings back a memory which, at the time, made me want the earth to swallow me up whole.
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OpinionEnd divorce marketing puff
I am a card-carrying member of the Co-op. Nevertheless, I cannot be the only one taken aback by its claim over launching its ‘new online divorce service’ (news, 16 January).
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OpinionOffice politics
The appointment of a lawyer lord chancellor is welcome, but we must not forget the fact that this high office was imperfectly abolished by Tony Blair, so that our colleague is entitled to wear the robes but has no office. Should this not revive the will of all lawyers (most ...