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October 2004

Citizenship, society and solicitors
President's message: The role of solicitors in society and as guardians of the public interest has been prominent in presidential activities this past month
The well unfair state
Refusals of benefit on the basis of inadequate medical examinations cause needless distress to claimants and expense to the Appeals Service
Litigation nation
Author's view that media headlines about compensation claims seldom reflect the reality of litigation
Best medicine
Personal view by retiring Convener of the Society's Legal Aid Committee of what the key players in legal aid must each face up to for it to work fairly
Take a deep breath
Experiences of the latest (and largest) firms to convert to limited liability partnership status
https://lawware.co.uk/

In this issue

  • Citizenship, society and solicitors
  • The well unfair state
  • Litigation nation
  • Best medicine
  • Take a deep breath
  • What title?
  • Walk this way?
  • Know your strategy
  • e-quilibrium?
  • The researchers
  • Rights out of anarchy
  • Political correctness or positive change?
  • Steering clear
  • How far can a board go?
  • Major role for new tribunal
  • The race is on (again)
  • Planning a superhighway
  • Website reviews
  • Book reviews
  • Single survey's lonely heart
  • In harmony
  • Clearing the path

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