All Columnist articles
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OpinionAn MoJ out of kilter with underlying reality
How often do we have to recite the economic contribution of solicitors to the economy before our importance is reflected in public and government life?
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OpinionMother in Law: Leaders and healers, feared by weak men
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionMore turbulence from the US for the rule of law
The Trump administration continues to disturb and overthrow previous understandings of the international legal order, with ramifications for the UK.
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OpinionNew faces, familiar demographic
Amid a period of transition at the summit of the judiciary, it is (at least to a degree) a case of plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
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OpinionA wake-up call from Fisher on fraud
Delay in publishing Jonathan Fisher KC's report on fraud is not just a sign of government indifference to the problems he identifies so starkly.
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OpinionTo all decision-makers: stop giving AI a free ride
UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s guide published last week is context-free, as if the use of AI poses no more dangers than our collectively using pen and paper.
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OpinionWill reform of fee disputes ever happen?
The law governing challenges to solicitors’ bills – the Solicitors Act 1974 – is in dire need of reform.
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OpinionShould there be a new rule promoting solicitor wellbeing?
At a recent roundtable that I participated in, I was struck by the strong rush of anxieties around wellbeing and work, often focused around the billable hour.
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OpinionCan Dame Vera turn round the CCRC?
We didn’t need this week’s report on the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to tell us why it has lost its way.
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OpinionRed, amber, green: Law Society policymaking
My role as chair of the Law Society’s Policy and Regulatory Affairs Committee.
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OpinionMother in Law: A lot on my mind – time to share the load
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionSo what will Andy Burnham do for us?
We have been warned that all departments need to make cuts to meet our defence needs. That is not good news for our profession.
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OpinionPalestine Action ban makes us all safer
Baroness Carr and her colleagues concluded that protesters’ rights to free speech were outweighed by Palestine Action’s terrorist activities.
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OpinionWhen it comes to AI, listen to Cassandra
We’re being stampeded into a world that is not regulated, that is not owned by us, and whose ultimate fate we cannot control.
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OpinionAre class members out of reach?
We live in a world where scammers hunt us like prey. So when we are told that we qualify for free money, we don't rush forward.
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OpinionMother in Law: Welcoming AI into my life
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionTrapped in the Department of Justice
A look at the character Pyotr Sorin in Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’.
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OpinionGetting the sentence right is not easy
Although legal issues made little impact on the phoney war stage of the Labour leadership battle, one development last week was both surprising and disturbing.
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