Commentary and opinion

War-crimes law: often cited, often ignored

2023-12-05T05:52:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith

Just over a week ago, the American Bar Association withdrew the two statements that it had previously made in relation to the Israel-Hamas war.

Causes and effect – can juries spurn the law?

1 December 2023By Joshua Rozenberg

Jurors 'should obey the law', Lord Devlin said in his 1956 Hamlyn lectures. 'But it is an obedience which they cannot be compelled to give.'

Thinking the ‘unthinkable’

1 December 2023By Paul Rogerson

I wish the Office for Budget Responsibility had been around when I was a young reporter. In those pre-internet days, my newspaper was obliged to send a motorcycle courier around the corner to Whitehall to pick up a pile of official budget papers. These would be doled out as the ...

Best of the blogs - 2 December 2023

2023-12-02T11:48:00+00:00

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Premium office closure is latest nail in the coffin

2023-12-01T00:01:00+00:00By Julian Gibbons

Is the UK really serious about its role as a leader in world trade?

Mother in Law: Don’t get stuck in neutral

24 November 2023By Anonymous

Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.

Weaponising international arbitration

24 November 2023By Jonathan Goldsmith

We think of ourselves as warriors for the rule of law. It is salutary to hear another view.

In a blue funk

24 November 2023By Paul Rogerson

Potential ramifications for justice and the rule of law if, as the polls predict, the Tories suffer meltdown at the next general election.

Best of the blogs - 25 November 2023

2023-11-25T05:21:00+00:00

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Reframing justice – talking differently

2023-11-24T08:40:00+00:00By Tamsyn Hyatt, Nick Emmerson, president of the Law Society

A progress report on the Law Society's partnership with FrameWorks UK, as the programme reaches the halfway mark.

Reframing Justice – changing the story we tell

By Tamsyn Hyatt, Lubna Shuja, president of the Law Society

AI risks and rewards

2023-11-23T10:57:00+00:00By Jeremy Barnett, Fredric Lederer, Philip Treleaven, Nicholas Vermeys, John Zeleznikow

Algorithms must not replace judges, argues a research paper by an international group of lawtech academics.

Question time

2023-11-22T11:08:00+00:00By Paul Rogerson

Now’s your chance to grill the regulator's top brass, as the Commons justice committee announces it will hear evidence on regulation from the SRA.

AI’s white-knuckle ride? The bars must jump on

2023-11-21T10:52:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith

Debates around artificial intelligence are moving quickly. We need to evaluate its impact on our sector, so we can shriek above the din to guide policy-makers.

Juries out on RASSO trials?

17 November 2023By Joshua Rozenberg

Barristers have submitted a strongly worded response to the Law Commission, which is currently considering the use of evidence in sexual prosecutions.