All News blog articles – Page 26
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Opinion
Fix the courts instead of pushing ADR
Instead of constantly pushing alternative methods, the government should hire more court staff.
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Curse of phantom recruitment agents
The legal jobs market is picking up. But beware of time-wasters.
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RTA claims plummet, but insurers want more
For the government, assaults on claims are about ideology, not evidence.
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The press has learned its lesson
Coverage of the arrest in relation to the Claudia Lawrence disappearance has been noticeably - and thankfully - cautious.
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PDS is a false economy
Why is the government willing to pay more for ‘public’ advocates than it is for the independent bar?
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Coming to a primary school near you
The European elections are just a week away. What’s in them for lawyers?
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Opinion
Forget me. Not.
Google court ruling anticipates an EU ‘right of erasure’ – to the alarm of many.
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Oh, grave new world!
Beware of tigers and don’t be fixated by the rear-view mirror, a lively Law Management Section conference hears.
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Opinion
Why cannibalism is coming to PI
Undersettlement claims will soon be rife in personal injury.
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SRA’s plans can only help the life of PII
Insurance proposals strike a Goldilocks balance between market freedom and consumer protection.
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Land Registry consultation is a sham
Leaked minutes suggest that some want to steam ahead with ‘privatisation’ before official decisions are taken.
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Can the public learn to love PI lawyers?
Personal injury lawyers are great at telling themselves how worthy they are – now for the outside world.
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A brave decision, but a dark day for justice
Yesterday’s collapse of a fraud trial for want of defence counsel delivered a grievous blow to our supposedly peerless justice system.
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Justice and the peace process
The Jean McConville case shows the urgent need for a truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland.
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Blindness on violence against women
The UK has still to ratify the Convention on Violence against Women.
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Opinion
To stay or not to stay...
How should courts resolve cases hit by the bar’s continued boycott of very high cost cases?
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Opinion
The black must be discharged
Lord Mansfield, the great 18th-century lord chief justice, is an unlikely cinema hero.
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Mitchell: what do the judges make of it?
A senior costs judge points to tensions between procedure and justice.
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Conveyancing and the great address mess
It makes economic sense for address records to be made freely available as a single national resource.
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Opinion
How can Co-op recover from this?
Losses are disastrous for the ABS pioneer, which is now hamstrung by a toxic brand.