Opinion
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OpinionLawyers and migration: a landmark case
Regvar v Slovenia may not be a classic case of deportation, but the court may still struggle to resist the campaign to give member states more say over migration matters.
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OpinionReaching across the divide
Michael Mansfield KC reviews 'How do we even talk about Palestine and Israel? One group's experience in unspoken territory'.
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OpinionA doomed teenager who changed the course of justice
David Pickup reviews 'Failed Justice: the Craig and Bentley Case Revisited'.
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OpinionFrom Kiszko to Dando – cases that went wrong
The World’s Biggest Miscarriages of Justice: When Justice Fails
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OpinionCourts and Tribunals Bill: unexpected day of drama
Line-by-line scrutiny was replaced with action-packed day of evidence sessions featuring impressive lineup of witnesses.
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OpinionHigh cost of court transcripts is neither inevitable nor accidental
Several immediate options are available to the government if it is committed to open justice.
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OpinionWeakening jury trials risks politicising Britain's courts
As the Courts and Tribunals Bill moves into committee, concerns sharpen. It is not a measured reform, it is a misstep.
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OpinionReflections after a council meeting
Members can think those governing a members’ body don’t have a clue. But the Law Society Council meeting last week showed we are at the heart of their current concerns.
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OpinionSDT's anonymity ruling takes us on a slippery slope from open justice
Alarm bells rang as the SRA brought an anonymity application over parties named in a case already in the public domain.
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OpinionFamily's poor relation
There are still only 13 family drug and alcohol courts in England, 18 years on from their foundation, despite their documented success.
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OpinionCarr’s coded message on sentencing
Lady chief justice's message to David Lammy was unspoken but entirely clear.
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OpinionShaping and shaped by 250 years of history
James E Hurford reviews 'The U.S. Supreme Court in American Society: Historical Perspectives'.
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OpinionOur debt to Roman law
James E Hurford reviews 'Principia Iuris: A Historical and Comparative Introduction to the English Law'.
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OpinionFor employment lawyers, the M&S chief compliments officer creates a minefield
M&S has appointed Gillian Anderson as chief compliments officer. Every employment lawyer will be thinking: proceed with caution.
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OpinionCrypto asset disputes: the new frontline in commercial litigation
Crypto assets are intangible, volatile and portable but they are not beyond the reach of English law.
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OpinionLanguage problem
If a suspect remains a suspect, a victim cannot necessarily be called a victim. Is this mere pedantry? Does it matter?