All Columnist articles – Page 23
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OpinionWhat happens when the robots go rogue?
Who pays the bill when AI gets it wrong is a question that will soon become central to a lawyer's work.
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OpinionMother in law: We must keep talking about Afghan women
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Opinion‘Staying on’ in the EU
I hope that someone somewhere is writing a history of those UK nationals who remain living in the EU after the UK’s decision to leave, examining why they stayed, how they feel about the experience, and whether they are prospering.
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OpinionJudicial independence under threat – in the EU
The case of Spanish examining magistrate Baltasar Garzón underlines the importance of judicial independence.
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OpinionHands off our private lives
Professional organisations now aim to turn lawyers into active citizens beyond the office.
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OpinionMother in law: Back to school
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionJulian Assange: peering through the murk
If Assange is extradited to the US and convicted of any of the charges he faces there, the US government will let him serve his sentence in an Australian prison.
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OpinionWhat does climate change mean for your practice?
Whether believers or deniers, the work related to climate change is already here and needs to be dealt with.
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OpinionMother in law: Taking personal responsibility
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionA pragmatist seeking to restore high ideals
Arch-pragmatist Karim Khan QC is the ideal prosecutor for the International Criminal Court.
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OpinionHelp from abroad on remote hearings
Guidelines set out certain fundamental principles for fairness, access to materials and equality of arms.
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OpinionRevealed: what judges really think of budgeting
The cat is out of the bag. Judges think costs budgeting is a waste of time. We always suspected it, but now we know it.
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OpinionMother in law: Tips for billing well
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionGlobal Britain – the ups and downs for lawyers
'Global Britain' means two things: the outward story of our lawyers being able to practise in other countries, and the inward position covering other countries' use of our domestic legal services.
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OpinionWhy our AML regime needs a radical overhaul
We need to be bold - consider the French bar’s solution, under which lawyers are not allowed to hold clients’ money.
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OpinionMother in law: Passive aggression in the workplace
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionShould governments be trammelled or untrammelled?
Electorates, being human, can make mistakes. Governments can, too.
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OpinionA constitutional ‘linchpin’ that came loose
Some 15 years after it was brought into force, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is now up for grabs.