Opinion – Page 38

  • Opinion

    Free will power

    16 March 2015

    The trouble with using language to express ideas is that deciding on an alternative definition of free will magically returns it to our universe.

  • Opinion

    Criminal lack of resources

    9 March 2015

    Government pledge to bring in more intermediaries to help witnesses and defendants is welcome, but criminal justice needs more.

  • Opinion

    Law’s monopoly on punishment

    9 March 2015

    If punishment is limited to deterrence, a victim, or victim’s family, may consider that justice has not been done.

  • Opinion

    HRA: show me the evidence

    9 March 2015

    The principal effect of the Human Rights Act is to prolong litigation to make more money for lawyers.

  • Opinion

    Surrogacy call

    9 March 2015

    While the UK has been forward-thinking allowing ‘three-person IVF’, the laws on surrogacy lag behind.

  • Opinion

    Common gripe

    9 March 2015

    I implore my fellow legal professionals to try and tailor their requirements to the actual property in question.

  • Jonathan Smithers
    Opinion

    Levelling the field

    2015-03-05T15:28:00Z

    Veyo board member and Law Society vice-president Jonathan Smithers responds to Gazette reader concerns about pricing for the conveyancing portal.

  • Opinion

    Court fees: we will pay a price

    2 March 2015

    Government plans to greatly increase court fees in order to generate extra revenue will compromise justice and harm consumers.

  • Opinion

    Lawyers, a force for good

    2 March 2015

    The City is sometimes seen as a symbol of greed, so we decided to send a strong message.

  • Opinion

    Talk to the hand – the SRA

    2 March 2015

    The SRA would not accept a letter delivered by hand.

  • Cyber crime
    Opinion

    Cyber-threat warnings

    2015-03-02T00:01:00Z

    The Law Society responds to a member’s concern over the alleged lack of an adequate ‘warning system’ for attempted frauds against solicitor firms.

  • Opinion

    Action on smoking and health

    23 February 2015

    European courts are unlikely to be swayed by the spurious claims of the tobacco industry on standardised packaging.

  • Opinion

    Conveyancing complaints

    23 February 2015

    Can additional questions perhaps be incorporated into the standard property enquiries form?

  • Opinion

    Consent is not the only issue

    23 February 2015

    Legal punishment can still be severe for practising BDSM.

  • Opinion

    Online future?

    23 February 2015

    Professor Susskind has been predicting the demise of lawyers for many years.

  • Opinion

    Family lawyers: loved at last?

    16 February 2015

    The dismantling of legal aid has had one unexpected consequence – the worth of family lawyers is finally being recognised.

  • Opinion

    Beggars on bail

    16 February 2015

    The misuse of police-imposed bail conditions is widespread.

  • Opinion

    Criticism of police: blind spot

    16 February 2015

    Your columnist appeared only to be interested in the rights of leftist demonstrators.

  • Opinion

    We are here to help solicitors

    9 February 2015

    The next few years are likely to be tough for many solicitors, but SBA The Solicitors’ Charity is there to offer support in times of crisis.

  • Opinion

    Conveyancing: speed limit

    9 February 2015

    In homebuyers’ pursuit of ‘speed over beauty’, proper due dilligence must not be compromised.