Opinion – Page 2
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UK must not repeat Australia’s mistakes of constraining access to justice
Litigation funding in the UK is at a critical juncture.
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Protecting juniors from exploitation
Martin Whitehorn, Law Society Council member for junior solicitors, demonstrates the range of issues which people are getting help with, qualified or otherwise.
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EU-UK lawyers: common values
At a time of division and polarisation, much unites us as lawyers. The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe Plenary was an occasion to witness such unity.
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Transitioning to a nature-positive and net-zero future
Rob Biddlecomb reviews 'The Law of Net Zero and Nature Positive'.
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Merger mania subsides
Appetite for mergers and acquisitions has ‘plummeted’, LexisNexis report finds.
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Naming rights and wrongs: Will Hill Dickinson stick at Everton?
Hill Dickinson is now moving in the same circles as Allianz and Spotify.
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A special tribunal for aggression against Ukraine
New court would try senior political and military leaders accused of planning, preparing, initiating or executing the war of aggression that Russia and its allies launched in 2022.
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Cape and the crusader
Michael Cross reviews David Kinley's 'In a Rain of Dust: Death, Deceit and the Lawyer who Busted Big Asbestos'.
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How the Reformation created a patchwork
James E Hurford reviews 'The Legal Legacy of the Reformation: Catholic and Protestant Approaches to Law'.
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Starmer's bizarre misrepresentation of UK immigration will damage growth and industries
Debate around immigration should not be based on oversimplified, sweeping comments seeking to reduce a technical and complicated legal landscape to soundbites.
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Existential dilemma
In former times, traffic between top US law firms and government or public service was heavy – to the point of apparent co-dependence.
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Legal AI zealots and luddites - more balance please
The terms of the debate around legal AI should be changed.
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'Be where your legs are': Mental health in the legal profession
Working on one’s mental health should be an everyday occurrence both at work and at home.
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Joined-up digital justice will be a stress buster
A dispute is ever present in a person’s thoughts until it is resolved: the more protracted it is, the worse it gets.
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Are we doing enough to stop lawyers relying on AI?
It is easy to condemn practitioners who cite hallucinated cases - but are the older heads offering help?
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Legal services and technology can kickstart economic growth
Legal services attract over £37 billion into the economy every year and we want to support them to grow further.
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Charting the data protection labyrinth
Sean Gordon reviews 'Data Protection, Privacy and Information Law'.
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