Action on retention, recognising the value of flexibility and normalising caring responsibilities for men: what employers must address to make true progress around gender equality.
Legislation will be introduced ‘within weeks’ overturning wrongful convictions of hundreds of postmasters, the Ministry of Justice announced on 10 January.
Prisons: stalled bill raises stakes on early release
15 March 2024By Joshua Rozenberg
If there is to be no new legislation in the coming months, justice secretary Alex Chalk must simply stretch the existing provisions as far as he can.
Best of the blogs - 16 March 2024
2024-03-16T08:16:00+00:00
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Access to justice: for the few but not for you
2024-03-15T15:21:00+00:00By Kathleen Harris
Pro bono should not be a substitute for legal aid, but its contribution is necessary now more than ever.
'Satoshi' trial was a showcase for English justice
2024-03-15T12:11:00+00:00By Michael Cross
Rolls Building trial of Craig Wright's claim to have invented bitcoin attracted worldwide attention. It passed the test.
News focus: Dr Bitcoin case comes to an abrupt end
By Michael Cross
Consumer-facing legal AI needs regulation now
2024-03-14T11:51:00+00:00By Dr Natalie Byrom
Products like ChatGPT can appear an attractive and credible 'front door' to the justice system - until they get it wrong.
The Muslim Employment Charter revolutionising workplace dynamics
2024-03-14T11:30:00+00:00By Shaheen Mamun
For Muslim professionals, the charter offers a roadmap to navigate the complex terrain of faith and career.
Hardware failure
2024-03-13T15:53:00+00:00By Eduardo Reyes
While the profession’s equality ‘software’ look promising, it is not compatible with law’s ‘hardware’.
Who decides whether the client is telling the truth?
2024-03-13T11:32:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
Many solicitors may take comfort from Mr Justice Fancourt’s remarks in Haddad v Rostamani & Ors.
Here’s my plan for cutting motor premiums
2024-03-12T12:43:00+00:00By Rachel Rothwell
The insurance lobby is on the warpath again, but soaring motor premiums are not the fault of injured people.
SRA’s crippling money laundering crackdown feels harsh
2024-03-12T11:24:00+00:00By John Hyde
The profession can’t be seen to overlook money laundering breaches, but is this the right way?
Trial by television got juries all wrong
2024-03-11T10:56:00+00:00By Catherine Baksi
Channel 4's 'The Jury: Murder Trial' was more like Big Brother than a serious docudrama.
Best of the blogs - 9 March 2024
2024-03-09T05:49:00+00:00
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IWD: reflecting on the next 100 years
2024-03-08T10:25:00+00:00By Chantal Davies and Neha Lugg
Action on retention, recognising the value of flexibility and normalising caring responsibilities for men: what employers must address to make true progress around gender equality.
Mother in Law: Bonuses - contentious but crucial
2024-03-08T00:01:00+00:00By Anonymous
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
Judging The Jury
2024-03-07T11:20:00+00:00By Greg Foxsmith
Channel 4's programme The Jury: Murder Trial was entertaining but not informative viewing.
The Borders Inspector and Home Office accountability
2024-03-06T15:03:00+00:00By Lee Marsons
Recommendations from the Windrush Lessons Learned Review deserve urgent attention.
Early legal advice pilot: resolving the family court crisis
2024-03-06T11:10:00+00:00By Jo Edwards
When it comes to family justice and diverting more cases away from court, lawyers are part of the solution, not the problem.
Broken Britain – the lawyers' story
2024-03-05T11:13:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
We need to come to terms with the political reality that the government is not going to come to the rescue of our sector.
Post Office convictions: setting the record straight
2024-03-04T05:54:00+00:00By Joshua Rozenberg
Legislation will be introduced ‘within weeks’ overturning wrongful convictions of hundreds of postmasters, the Ministry of Justice announced on 10 January.
Best of the blogs - 2 March 2024
2024-03-02T15:49:00+00:00
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