Opinion – Page 45
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Development: new set of goals
Lend your voice to help make the rule of law an integral part of the post-2015 international development agenda.
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End this interpreters farce
There has been a stream of irrefutable evidence about a plummeting in standards ever since the MoJ insisted on the new framework agreement.
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Justice dismembered
It is difficult to comprehend the twisted logic which has resulted in the removal of legal representation from many of the population.
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Let the market be the jury
The public is capable of distinguishing the ‘wheat from the chaff’ – even when it comes to advocacy.
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Reality check on cutbacks
It is time that the higher judiciary had a look at the real world created by insane cutbacks.
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Clarity on client confidentiality
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights do not conflict with lawyer-client confidentiality.
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Demand better from HMRC
HMRC makes numerous incorrect demands in stamp duty transactions, causing unnecessary work.
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Chancel repair source of shame
Can everyone not come up with a simple chancel repair liability regime to banish the confusion?
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Slow off the mark
The need for legislation on settlement rights for unmarried women has been recognised for over forty years.
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Compulsory counselling?
The government should consider introducing some form of mandatory counselling for divorcing couples, to minimise litigation.
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Jackson proportionality problem
The development of costs budgeting will prove to be a positive game-changer.
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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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Pressure cooker of the City
Overexposure to pressurised situations is inherently harmful and City firms should be doing more to ease this burden.
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Property: exchange rate
Exchange of contracts in residential transactions will be made redundant.
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Dependants wrongly assessed
Allowances should be assessed on a monthly, not weekly, basis. Clients could be entitled to legal aid without knowing it.
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Merger lessons
The things I have learnt from a merger may be of interest to smaller firms considering the option.
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Care in client letters
Please include in client care letters confirmation that contact should not be made with the opposite solicitor.
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Child support after aid cuts
If Simon Hughes wants to put children at the heart of the family court system, he should reverse his government’s demolition of legal aid.