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First they came for Essex Court Chambers
2021-04-13T07:43:00+01:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
Solicitors need help to navigate the perils that exist between client wishes and the clamour of public policy or the strong arm of a powerful state.
Making the courts less expensive
12 April 2021By Rachel Rothwell
Alternative dispute resolution can be cost-effective, but it should never be the only choice.
Risk - a new frontier
12 April 2021By Paul Rogerson
How can one reach a new definition of ‘risk’ to a legal practice in an environment of remote and/or hybrid working?
Best of the blogs - 10 April 2021
2021-04-10T06:53:00+01:00
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
When suppression takes various forms
2021-04-09T15:41:00+01:00By Albert Ho
How China cracks down on human rights lawyers by disbarring them.
The return to offices: associates are voting with their feet
2021-04-09T09:46:00+01:00By Nathan Peart
Associates are making it clear they don’t want a completely remote model. But they do want choice.
City lawyers have a role to play in the society we seek to improve
2021-04-08T09:47:00+01:00By Antonio Michaelides, Katie Fennell
Community advice charities and international law firms may make an unlikely partnership but pro bono project KIND UK proves it works.
SQE: Six months to go
2021-04-06T13:04:00+01:00By I. Stephanie Boyce
From 1 September 2021 aspiring solicitors will be able to qualify via a new exam. Be ready.
Covid certificates - there is no right answer
2021-04-06T10:53:00+01:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
The biggest question of all: the conflict between the right to go about one’s business freely and the right to go about one’s business safely.
Best of the blogs - 3 April 2021
2021-04-03T11:06:00+01:00
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Mother in law: Virtual hearings
2021-04-02T09:00:00+01:00By Anonymous
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
Lawtech: beware of the big plan
2021-04-01T11:39:00+01:00By Michael Cross
Forthcoming government innovation strategy should be wary of trying to pick winners.
Lawyers’ rights need greater protection
29 March 2021By Jonathan Goldsmith
For years there has been an interesting debate in Europe about whether protections for lawyers’ rights should be strengthened.
Rebels with a cause
29 March 2021By Paul Rogerson
Junior lawyers have become increasingly vocal – indeed militant – on issues such as diversity, bullying, toxic masculinity in the City and work-life balance.
A dangerous executive power grab
29 March 2021By David Lammy MP shadow justice secretary
Judicial review: tilting the balance in favour of the executive is dangerous.
Best of the blogs - 27 March 2021
2021-03-27T07:19:00+00:00
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Time to get out of the People’s Republic of China
2021-03-26T15:07:00+00:00By Eduardo Reyes
International firms that take the long view should consider the future of their China offices.
Content warning: lawyers shouldn't normalise traumatic material
2021-03-26T12:14:00+00:00By Monidipa Fouzder
A new book on vicarious trauma in the legal profession couldn't be more timely.
Prosecute the firms that force junior solicitors to cover up mistakes
2021-03-25T12:08:00+00:00By John Hyde
Too many juniors are being discarded after saying they were too scared to admit to errors.
How many more like Claire Matthews?
2021-03-25T10:48:00+00:00By Julie Norris
There appears to be a reluctance by the SRA to focus on the mental health of solicitors as being relevant when exercising its enforcement functions.
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