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All News blog articles – Page 30
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OpinionLessons from the Conservative Party conference
After a busy few days in Manchester, what did we learn about legal issues?
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OpinionMy search for a missing will
Rachel Rothwell’s first-hand experience of why the law should require wills in England and Wales to be registered.
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OpinionPannone’s ‘no comment’ simply fuels speculation
However much you try to resist it, the story will always find a way out.
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OpinionCobbetts undertakers count their money
Insolvency practitioners collect millions in fees while creditors are often left with pennies. Will the government act?
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OpinionSlater & Gordon can't be a household name: it's a law firm
All the advertisements in the world can’t create a law firm brand.
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OpinionNothing in this world is inevitable
The LSB’s opinion that more lawyers are needed has been met with derision.
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OpinionClegg’s circle of friends
The Lib Dems’ continued occupation of the middle ground hasn’t protected the party’s commitment to positions relating to the rule of law.
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OpinionUnveiling the elephant in the room – partially
No one is too pleased by the compromise on wearing a niqab in court – but now the issue will have to be addressed.
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OpinionDefamation costs: lessons from the PI world
Last Friday the government unveiled its plans to bring in costs protection in defamation cases. The proposed scheme would be similar to the qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) regime that came in into force in personal injury in April, but with some important differences. In particular, in defamation, QOCS will ...
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OpinionLaw can be a 'nuisance if you want to break it'
Supporters of the ECHR have been unanimous in calling for more balanced coverage of human rights in the media
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OpinionSomethin’s gotta give
When an irresistible force such as Chris Grayling meets an immovable object like the legal profession…
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OpinionPI firms should fear referral fee questions
Firms that assumed life would go as normal in spite of the referral fee ban need to act
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OpinionGetting IT right
The lack of 21st century IT in a £300m world-leading litigation centre is starting to resemble a national embarrassment.
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OpinionNow available for weddings and bar mitzvahs
All journalists should be required to spend time listening to readers’ concerns, and we should do it more.
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OpinionDistinguished flying clerk
The legendary dambusters included at least one trainee solicitor, and stories of heroism emerge from the raid.
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OpinionGuilty until proved innocent
Proposals to curtail civil liberties on hearsay alone are dangerous – and could lead to vindictive claims.
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OpinionA new way into the law
Rachel Rothwell says a new apprenticeship scheme is a welcome alternative to conventional routes into the law – and students will know exactly what they are getting.
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OpinionEmail is not private. Get used to it
Conventional email is not a secure medium to use when sending confidential information, says Michael Cross. What should lawyers do to limit the risk of leaks?