All Letters articles – Page 29
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Opinion
Not so simple
I read with interest the comments about over-complex wills. We should be thankful that we practise in this country. My brother lives in Canada and his will simply divides his monies between his wife and two children. It is 20 pages long! John Carmichael, Richard Sedgley & Co Solicitors incorporating ...
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Migrant muddle
I read Laura Devine’s desperate justification of the left-liberal interpretation of the ‘migrant’ crisis (tinyurl.com/oryr33g). It was interesting to see her trying to redefine ‘migrant’ only in terms of ‘economic immigrants’. On any straightforward interpretation of the English language ‘refugees’ are a subset of ‘migrants’, that is they are the ...
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Insult to injury
Staggeringly regressive legislation affecting personal injury claims exposes the government’s real priority – insurers’ profits
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Right culture for mediation
Better use of sanctions and incentives could help ensure EU member states give mediation the consideration it deserves.
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Pro bono: better to give discreetly
Doesn’t boasting about doing good to others diminish its value?
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Osborne: flagrant attempt to deny justice
The implication is that these injuries are fictitious, whereas many lawyers know that they can frequently be very painful.
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Unscientific policy
Closing the Forensic Science Service was an act of ministerial folly which appears set to be compounded by scrapping the archive too
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New pecking order in law
The Law Society’s response to the government’s proposals for court closures is an excellent, thorough and detailed piece of work, which reflects great credit on the Society, and those who so assiduously argued the case for each court. It remains to be seen how many courts will, in fact, be ...
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Declaration confusion
My enquiries have not been able to shed light on a query that is causing great debate within the profession. It relates to the intention behind the wording of section 2 of the Commissioners for Oaths (Authorised Persons) (Fees) Order 1993. It is clear that the fee is £5 per ...
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Lessons about relationships
Couples have more and more options over the way they arrange their lives, with marriage (same and opposite sex), civil partnerships (only same sex at present but possibly opposite sex if the current lobby succeeds), and cohabitation and ‘common law marriage’. Each brings different levels of financial obligation and responsibility ...
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Losing the ‘golden thread’ of justice
The presumption of innocence is surely in intensive care.
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Legal diversity’s retreating horizon
Lord Hodge confidently predicts that the diversity imbalance on the bench will soon be redressed. But we’ve heard it all before.
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A slur on our profession
Accusation that solicitors are receiving ‘squalid backhanders’ from barristers in return for instructions should be withdrawn.
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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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Digging deep for diversity
Without Law Society support, many lawyers’ talents would have been lost to the legal profession