All Columnist articles – Page 9
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OpinionBillionaires spawn a different kind of lawyer story
Some stories about lawyers in the orbit of the world’s richest person, Elon Musk.
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OpinionMother in Law: Does it matter how we qualify?
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWhat will the bar look like in 2043?
Bar chair Nick Vineall KC says anomaly of conferring title ‘barrister’ before qualification process is complete is ‘single biggest systemic risk to profession’.
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Opinion'Snow White' in the style of Linklaters
When people are able to ask ChatGPT to give legal advice in the style of a particular law firm, we have big problems.
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OpinionThe joy of plural pronouns in legal drafting
Language has changed. We should get over our shudders for the sake of simpler, clearer, fairer writing.
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OpinionSticking with the ECHR is not just a political issue
Would pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights lead to the UK’s expulsion from the Council of Europe?
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OpinionMother in Law: Family holidays
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionAbusers abusing ‘parental alienation’
'Parental alienation' is alleged far too often, which is undermining trust in the family courts.
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OpinionHow to approach the CILEX debate
I love reading Twitter (sorry, X) accounts of people with whose political views I heartily disagree.
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OpinionAn LCJ who scaled the 'pinnacle of public service'
Lord Burnett of Maldon's private secretary noted that the lord chief justice had 'done more than you could ever know on your behalf’.
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OpinionAugust has been IT month
The holiday season delivers a cascade of important tech developments affecting lawyers and law firms.
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OpinionA new blow for our justice system
Government’s record on administration of justice receives another severe rebuke - this time from an unexpected quarter.
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OpinionMother in Law: Learning to say no
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionSolicitors are instruments of justice
To deal with attacks raining down on us, lawyers need a second strap-line: ‘And if clients’ interests conflict with justice, justice wins’.
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OpinionLetting the public see how public law works
If people had watched Gina Miller’s first Brexit-related challenge, they would have seen that the judges were not ‘enemies of the people’.
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OpinionMother in Law: A consultancy model of the right vintage
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionOn a mission to a dubious regime
Bar Council will be visiting Rwanda in October for a round of ‘high-level meetings’ with local senior legal figures.
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OpinionClued up on cross-border trade in legal services
IBA publishes updated version of its 'Guide to International Trade Agreements for IBA Member Bars'.
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OpinionThe normalisation of failure
Where are the substantive proposals to reverse the sinking of our justice system? Small, piecemeal suggestions won’t do it.
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OpinionPost Office Inquiry: dark clouds on the Horizon for lawyers
However uncomfortable they may find the witness box, it is not as painful as sitting in the dock.