All News blog articles – Page 26
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Opinion
Poor Goliath can’t even raise a smile
Corporations are guilty of disingenuous nonsense when they scaremonger about claims.
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Get up, stand up for IP rights
How does a judgment in a Bob Marley copyright case affect the interpretation of contracts?
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Grayling should embrace the fourth revolution
The lord chancellor’s Public Defender Service strategy illustrates the tendency of the state to grow, no matter what.
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Portal problems
Defendants complain of behaviour deliberately designed to avoid EL/PL portal.
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It’s impossible to solve the Mitchell riddle
Jackson wanted consistency; lawyers want common sense. The two are incompatible.
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Not one of the ‘pusillanimous’
Nigerian human rights lawyer Rommy Mom asked awkward questions and paid the price.
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Picking at the threads of justice
Op Cotton ruling removes the notion of the independent bar for complex cases, replacing it with an inadequate nationalised public defender.
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CPD reform: a ‘race to the bottom’?
The existing CPD regime may be ‘tick-box’; but what is likely to replace it is even more so.
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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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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.