All Columnist articles – Page 24
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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.
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OpinionWe don’t have to be Eeyores about our future
The future of the legal profession may not be as gloomy as some doomsayers predict.
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OpinionTime to update ‘Dickensian’ county courts
Among lawyers who deal with the county courts, recent comments by master of the rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos raised eyebrows.
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OpinionMother in law: My rough guide to how much you should be earning
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionShould regulation toughen us up or protect the client?
A Legal Services Board report raises an interesting question for all lawyers.
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OpinionJustice is not about victims versus offenders
Andy Burnham’s prescription for a criminal justice shakeup is well-intentioned but mostly wrong-headed.
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OpinionShould our law firms still represent the Belarus government?
You can tell the nature of a country from the way it treats its lawyers.
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OpinionMother in law: A miscarriage of justice
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionA SLAPP in the face for free speech
The Queen’s speech announced the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, which will seek to strengthen academic freedom and free speech in universities in England.
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OpinionWill lawyer nomads become a thing?
Nomads are seen by some as primitive people, escaping the restrictions and benefits of settled society.
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OpinionGovernment’s curious balancing act
Legislation will be introduced, the Queen said last week, to ‘restore the balance of power between the executive, legislature and the courts’.
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OpinionMother in law: The physical toll of stress
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionNo, lawyers are not like hitmen
The fact that lawyer abuse is now happening on such a regular basis is a failure internationally of our professional bodies.
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OpinionPersonal injury reform – a pain in the neck?
At the end of this month the ‘Official Injury Claim’ portal for low-value road traffic accident claims finally goes live.
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OpinionScandinavia reviews our legal market
Denmark, Norway and Sweden are concerned about a political focus on increasing competition in the legal services sector in their own countries.
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OpinionMother in law: Where are we on dress codes?
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLegal education will never be the same
I assume that conference organisers everywhere are in crisis.
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OpinionLawyers’ Brexit issues updated
More than three months have passed since the final act of Brexit. The consequences for lawyers are still being worked out.
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OpinionEviscerating JR and ‘naked self-interest’
There are just 10 days left to tell the government what you think of its plans to reform judicial review. But don’t worry if you miss the deadline.