All Columnist articles
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OpinionCarr’s coded message on sentencing
Lady chief justice's message to David Lammy was unspoken but entirely clear.
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OpinionTackling predatory marriage will not be easy
The Law Society has called on government to update a 19th-century wills law that is ‘not fit for the future’.
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OpinionMother in Law: Lessons from World Book Day
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionThe economic riddle of the rule of law
China's experience since the mid-1990s is a challenge to the magic ingredient theory.
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OpinionCharity case creates constitutional conundrum
The House of Commons speaker has asked the High Court to throw out a claim brought by the Charity Commission against the parliamentary ombudsman.
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OpinionWhat has the rules-based order ever done for us?
This is a good time to reflect on what the ‘international rules-based order’ means for lawyers.
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OpinionMother in Law: Back to 'basics' - honing your CV
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionWhy did you become a lawyer?
The Gazette has a regular feature on ‘Lawyer in the News’, interviewing a solicitor whose client’s case has hit the headlines.
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OpinionAsking the man in the attic
This year I shall be marking the 50th anniversary of my admission to the roll. Back then, the profession was still class-based
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OpinionThe urgent need to think of a new regulatory future
It is unacceptable to continue expecting solicitors to pay for a model with such a record of failure.
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OpinionNew Zealand’s clin neg panacea is no such thing
The non-adversarial model used in New Zealand is held up as a better way of resolving clinical negligence claims. But is it really an improvement?
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OpinionMother in Law: Be wary of those who want to divide and conquer
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionMy digested week
A firm closure, an agentic AI and the deadline for the Ministry of Justice client account interest consultation.
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OpinionWhat will Sackman's criminal justice bill say?
Suddenly, the government’s criminal justice reforms are back on track.
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OpinionMother in Law: Appraising appraisals – no surprises, please
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionEscaping Donald Trump’s mind
Lawyers’ efforts to gain Trump's attention last week seem to have come to nothing.
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OpinionOn not being Brooklyn Beckham
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.
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OpinionLeadership judge exodus heaps pressure on leaderless JAC
If we are to maintain a world-class judiciary, someone needs to get a grip.
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OpinionI have seen the future, and we survive
There may be big potential changes ahead, but I predict they will not be fatal to the sector.