Republicans are waging lawfare to win the White House
Democracy be damned.
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Google’s days of monopolising the web may be numbered
Also this week: Michael Gove’s delight at Spectator editorship, and the BBC’s Strictly bullying claims.
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Britain’s justice system is still failing women
A former judge reveals how the law is loaded against victims of rape and domestic violence.
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Reform of the legal system is imperative
Those who aspire to lead must embody the seven principles of public life.
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The UK can make a difference on the world stage in these threatening times
Many want the Britain of their imagination to return: reliable, decent, committed to a rules-based order.
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Let’s open-source the law
England’s legal corpus could hold the key to competitive economic advantage.
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Why regulators need a bigger stick
Law firms who break the rules are getting away with a slap on the wrist.
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Scotland’s stand against misogyny is an example to others
Jury-free rape trials are a necessary attempt to change a system stacked against women.
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The Vanilla Vigilante is suing capitalism, one product at a time
The lawyer Spencer Sheehan has filed hundreds of cases against companies that, he says, misrepresent their products.
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The problem with Charlotte Proudman
The “Feminist Barrister’s” entitled sensationalism detracts from her causes.
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Hunt for the suspended BBC presenter exposes our privacy law mess
Online sleuths will inevitably accuse the wrong people. Better to name the subjects of investigations.
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The law against assisted dying is causing avoidable misery
As justice secretary, my consultation paper on assisted dying was blocked by No 10 – now others must reform a…
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Joanna Hardy-Susskind’s Diary: The endless wait for a day in court, Suella Braverman’s drug nonsense, and a lawyer in the Big Brother house
Unconvicted murderers are not, in fact, more popular than exhausted junior lawyers.
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Why the UK should legalise cannabis
Prohibition does more harm than the drug itself.
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From Jeffrey Dahmer to Adnan Syed: can true crime as entertainment ever be ethical?
Real life crime stories have long been treated as entertainment, but with the rise of global phenomenons like Serial and…
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True crime’s legal pay-offs give it a righteous gloss – but it’s still only shallow, manipulative entertainment
The thrill of the genre is that it lends a factual story a dramatic twist. In fact, it is as…
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The British justice system is broken – and its new IT system is making things worse
Legal professionals have reported instances where the final verdicts for cases added to the new portal have changed unexpectedly.
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Joanna Hardy-Susskind’s Diary: Wigs on the picket line and my fight to fix the justice system
Dealing with Dominic Raab is like trying to reason with an ex who’s packed his bags, downloaded Tinder and decided…
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Will subpoenaing Jack Dorsey help Elon Musk win his Twitter trial?
The court case following Musk’s aborted buy-out could have profound consequences for social media and trust in the legal system.
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Wendy Joseph Q&A: “My hero was Sherlock Holmes – I prayed for a mind like his”
Wendy Joseph was born in Cardiff in 1952 and began her career as a criminal barrister in 1975. From 2007…
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