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On not being Brooklyn Beckham
2026-01-26T11:54:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
Social media is a compulsion we carry in our pockets, and can’t resist looking at for longer and longer. It must be having an impact on the solicitor-brain.
Leadership judge exodus heaps pressure on leaderless JAC
23 January 2026By Joshua Rozenberg
If we are to maintain a world-class judiciary, someone needs to get a grip.
Costly defeats
23 January 2026By Paul Rogerson
Last month, a leading media lawyer said two tribunal setbacks should prompt the SRA to step back from its assault on SLAPPs. Now, it is three defeats for the regulator.
Best of the blogs - 24 Jan 2026
2026-01-24T09:19:00+00:00
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Does Brooklyn have a right to use his own name?
2026-01-23T09:34:00+00:00By Sarah Williams
The Beckham family disagreement has unexpectedly shone a spotlight on a niche corner of intellectual property law.
I have seen the future, and we survive
2026-01-20T10:13:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
There may be big potential changes ahead, but I predict they will not be fatal to the sector.
Success of 'bold' reforms too early to call
2026-01-19T10:17:00+00:00By Rachel Rothwell
The Ministry of Justice predicted that extending fixed recoverable costs would make legal costs ‘more certain and predictable’. So far, it appears the opposite has happened.
Best of the blogs - 18 Jan 2026
2026-01-18T15:23:00+00:00
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Something doesn't add up
2026-01-16T10:57:00+00:00By Eduardo Reyes
A juddering dissonance persists between the MoJ’s positive assessment of criminal justice services and the way those services are experienced by those on the frontline.
Income stream dammed
2026-01-13T15:56:00+00:00By Paul Rogerson
The government has revealed that it plans to cream off up to three-quarters of ‘unearned’ cash to help prop up our ailing justice system.
Two hopeful cases for the legal profession
2026-01-13T11:04:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
The outcome of the cases last week, at opposite ends of our continent, bring good news.
Injecting morality into international law
2026-01-12T10:40:00+00:00By Joshua Rozenberg
States and international courts should act for the betterment of humanity.
Best of the blogs - 11 Jan 2026
2026-01-11T18:04:00+00:00
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Mother in Law: The best things in life take time
2026-01-09T00:01:00+00:00By Anonymous
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
Could we learn from Toronto’s £500m courthouse?
2026-01-08T10:30:00+00:00By John Hyde
As David Lammy heads to Toronto to witness court reforms that introduced judge-only trials, a chance to revisit John Hyde’s trip to the Ontario Court of Justice last autumn.
'A stone in the shoe' saves nine - online
2026-01-06T10:41:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
Now that international law has been so definitively incinerated in Venezuela, our ability to resist the tech/AI flood will be almost nil.
Hillsborough Law: increasing accountability
2026-01-05T10:48:00+00:00By Victoria Sedgwick and Jennifer Ellis
The Public Accountability Bill will rectify many of the problems with the current systems, but it could go further.
All eyes Down Under: Australia’s social media ban
2025-12-31T09:48:00+00:00By Terry Green
Could the UK follow suit?
Show legal aid lawyers the money
2025-12-30T09:14:00+00:00By Monidipa Fouzder
Lammy has announced a £20m grant to support people with social welfare and family issues but legal aid lawyers providing similar support are still waiting for a pay rise.
Data protection predictions for 2026
2025-12-22T16:00:00+00:00By Jon Belcher
Data protection laws in the UK and other jurisdictions will continue to evolve to meet novel challenges.
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