All Opinion articles – Page 6
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OpinionRichard Susskind's best book yet?
Michael Cross reviews Richard Susskind's 'How to Think About AI: A Guide for the Perplexed'.
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OpinionSidhu case: What findings can be published?
A regulation in the Bar Standards Board handbook required the five-person panel to consider anonymity.
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OpinionThe evil umpire
Fair, independent umpires with experience and good judgement are an advantage in a competitive business as they are in sport.
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OpinionTA6 consultation: key findings and Law Society response
The Law Society conducted an extensive and independently run consultation to understand how conveyancers viewed the fifth edition of the TA6 property information form and better understand members' concerns.
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OpinionGrandfather in law – peace at last
A legal round-up of the week, across the United States and Europe.
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OpinionMental health and wellbeing: data matters
LawCare’s Life in the Law survey, which closes on Friday, can help shape the future of the profession.
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OpinionIs BTE the ‘magic money tree’ justice needs?
The benefits of before-the-event insurance are clear.
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OpinionPuncturing penal populism
Sentencing, Public Opinion, and Criminal Justice – Essays in Honour of Julian V. Roberts.
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OpinionWhy it’s time to scrap the Legal Services Board
Sweeping away the LSB given its lack of both impact and credibility would be in the public interest. The board is a burden but offers no benefit.
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OpinionPlaying it safe with AI
Law, Death, and Robots: The Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in High-Risk Civil Applications.
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OpinionAn ecclesiastical game of thrones
James E Hurford reviews 'The Legal History of the Church of England: From the Reformation to the Present'.
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OpinionFrom em-dash to comma, the art of legal prose
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews Jill Barton's 'The Supreme Guide to Writing'.
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OpinionGlass houses
Last week I noted that the Law Society’s benchmarking survey was awkwardly timed, finding as it did that client interest is turbocharging practice profits.
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OpinionMother in Law: A woman stepping out of her lane
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Branded a liar by the SRA, an AML juggernaut creating mayhem and asking the question: 'are lawyers needed?' Your letters to the editor.
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OpinionNo more ‘free money’?
Might the prospect of tipping dozens of law firms into financial trouble deter the SRA from imposing a ban on pocketing interest on client money?
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OpinionGoodbye, rule of law USA
We have rarely seen the rule of law breaking down so quickly and right before our eyes. We must learn the lessons, if we are to guard against similar events here.
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OpinionEvery vessel shall at all times…
We don’t know what caused yesterday’s collision off the Humber, but it could have consequences for maritime law.
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OpinionA moral claim to assisted dying
James E Hurford reviews 'What Kind of Death: The Ethics of Determining One’s Own Death'.