Comment and opinion – Page 144
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OpinionThe future for solicitor regulation
It is clear from the first few weeks of the year that familiar themes will dominate the discussion around regulation in 2017.
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OpinionDiscount rate saga drags on
The lord chancellor’s procrastination does not bode well. Insurers are stalling a long-overdue change.
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OpinionA doomed legal sector? Not according to the stats
We may have convinced ourselves this is a profession in terminal decline. But the figures say the opposite.
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OpinionJudicial independence: media circus moves on
Pro-Brexit tabloids renew their assault on legal ‘elite’ – but this time it feels tokenistic.
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OpinionLegal services at forefront of Global Britain
I am working to ensure our legal services sector remains an economic powerhouse when we leave the European Union, writes lord chancellor Elizabeth Truss.
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OpinionDetention dilemma
Ministers will be worried by last week’s Supreme Court judgments in claims against the MoD. But it could have been worse.
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OpinionTurkey and the rule of law
Erdogan wants his control of the legal system built into the very architecture of the state.
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Opinion‘Super-exam’ is an article of blind faith
A new ‘super-exam’ is designed to open up the profession, but there is no evidence it will.
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OpinionJustice cooperation and Brexit
It is good to see cooperation in criminal justice on the prime minister's Brexit agenda, but it is in our interests that this includes civil justice too.
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OpinionA lecture from HSBC on the rule of law? That’s a tough sell
The Bingham Centre’s high-rolling GC network is well-intentioned, but it has an image problem.
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OpinionBig questions on fixed costs for civil litigators
Lawyers must accept the fixed fees concept and focus their energy on assisting the costs review – it could help them stay in business.
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OpinionEurope and regulating lawyers
Whether we leave the Single Market or not, the direction of travel on lawyer regulation is the same.
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OpinionChanging offices
Brexit is not the only constitutional issue of our time – the roles of attorney general and lord chancellor must be addressed.
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OpinionElite law firms play for high stakes
No firm is too big to fail in this highly competitive space.
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OpinionThese PI reforms ignore the most vulnerable road users
All the attention is on potential fraud caused by car drivers – where is the much-needed protection for those on two wheels?
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OpinionEnvironmental costs rules under attack
The ability to bring environmental cases is an essential ingredient of any democratic society. Efforts to undermine this offend the rule of law.
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OpinionBusiness and tax planning – new year resolutions for your practice
The proactive steps law firms can take this year.
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OpinionWhy lawyers should oppose press coercion by costs
For better or worse, journalists do not belong among the regulated professions.
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OpinionEU champions rule of law
The European Commission's response to the deterioration of the rule of law in Poland is an attempt to protect us all.