All Columnist articles – Page 30
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OpinionEU’s soft power will still govern data transfer
European Union is the only major player trying to regulate the major tech giants, and with the clout to do so.
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OpinionMother in law: Work friends are important
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionOn being mocked by the prime minister
Should the profession be concerned that the repeated parliamentary mockery of Sir Keir Starmer could have an impact on how we are seen nationwide?
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OpinionHolocaust memorial: right idea, wrong place
Ministers want to build a memorial in front of the monument dedicated to Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, who led the abolitionist movement in parliament.
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OpinionCovid-19’s flood of legal questionnaires
Legal historians will not lack for material when the history of these days is finally written.
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OpinionMother in law: Working parents have been forgotten in the crisis
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family in lockdown somewhere in England.
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OpinionFlying a kite in a storm
The middle of a crisis is not a golden opportunity for a radical rethink of jury trials. It is the worst time of all.
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OpinionPrepare for a global power struggle
Fundamental geopolitical shifts will affect solicitors - we must monitor them closely.
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OpinionMother in law: Our junior staff may slowly be going mad
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family in lockdown somewhere in England.
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OpinionEngaging with the history of women lawyers
Marie Popelin, the first woman in Belgium to become a doctor of laws, was refused admission to the Brussels Bar.
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OpinionShould the unregulated be brought inside the tent?
There are two sharply divided schools of thought in the profession.
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OpinionA bad day for Jay J
Mr Justice Jay is a brilliant lawyer and a powerful advocate. But he is at the centre of a sad case in which ’the justice system failed both sides’.
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OpinionMother in law: Toppling Colston
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family in lockdown somewhere in England.
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OpinionChanging the law in 50 words
If you could change or add something to the law, what would it be?
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OpinionADR offers: the new costs weapon
Wherever you turn at the moment, it seems hard to avoid the relentless push towards mediation.
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OpinionSetting the boundaries of judicial review
Why does the lord chief justice appear so relaxed about government plans to limit the scope of judicial review?
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OpinionClosing the circle on climate change
Covid-19 could lead to more sustainable business models in all organisations, including legal ones.
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OpinionMother in law: Back to school?
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family in lockdown somewhere in England.
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OpinionOur new life in justice
A clearer picture is emerging of what life in courts will be like after lockdown.