All Columnist articles – Page 18
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OpinionNeeded – a phrase to describe us
Is there a phrase which describes the role of a lawyer truthfully and positively, and which can be used as shorthand in public discourse?
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OpinionPutting the ship of state on an even keel
Our nation is at a constitutional crossroads. Liz Truss now has a unique opportunity to take the path of principle.
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OpinionMother in law: If tomorrow never comes
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWill budgeting survive latest costs review?
Things never stay still for long in the world of costs.
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OpinionManifesto for the new Carolean age
New regulatory settlement for legal services, overhaul of legal education and debate around ethics: Goldsmith's manifesto proposals as the profession looks forward.
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OpinionLewis must settle with the strikers
Catherine Baksi Brandon Lewis, the newly appointed justice secretary and lord chancellor, must negotiate an end to the criminal bar dispute. The government may not understand why 80% of specialist criminal barristers voted to start an unprecedented, indefinite, all-out strike last week, but it will care about ...
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OpinionThe SRA takes first steps on climate change
The SRA, long silent on matters relating to the profession and climate change, issued two documents last week that mentioned it.
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OpinionCleaning up after Raab and Braverman
What have the current justice secretary and attorney general achieved and what immediate challenges face their successors?
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OpinionMother in law: Making the most of the next chapter
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionMother in law: How the pandemic changed us
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionGarden Court’s identity crisis
Heavyweight chambers was found to have victimised and discriminated against Allison Bailey, one of its own members.
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OpinionMother in law: Roe v Wade
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionCriminal appeals review: Raab’s only legacy?
Taking steps to ensure that innocent people are not left languishing in prison may be the one positive thing Dominic Raab is remembered for.
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OpinionStriking a better balance than Europe on SLAPPs
The EU goes too far in its legislation to deal with strategic litigation against public participation.
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OpinionDevelopments in climate change for lawyers
The excessive heat of last week, and floods of the recent past, force us to confront an ugly reality, the consequences of which put at risk the rule of law itself.
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OpinionMother in law: Decision fatigue
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionEmpire, the common law and the ECHR
Arguments about the impact of empire on our attitude to the rest of the world must be debated if we are to seriously discuss our continuing membership of the ECHR.
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OpinionTying the knot? Putting faith in more choice
Weddings will soon become more fun, courtesy of the Law Commission.
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OpinionWill a new PM mean a change for lawyers?
A look at what could change and what would stay the same for the profession following the prime minister's resignation.
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OpinionBraced for an answer on informed consent
Claimant legal sector prepares itself for Belsner ruling.