Comment and opinion – Page 3
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OpinionMental health and wellbeing: data matters
LawCare’s Life in the Law survey, which closes on Friday, can help shape the future of the profession.
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OpinionIs BTE the ‘magic money tree’ justice needs?
The benefits of before-the-event insurance are clear.
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OpinionWhy it’s time to scrap the Legal Services Board
Sweeping away the LSB given its lack of both impact and credibility would be in the public interest. The board is a burden but offers no benefit.
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OpinionGlass houses
Last week I noted that the Law Society’s benchmarking survey was awkwardly timed, finding as it did that client interest is turbocharging practice profits.
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OpinionMother in Law: A woman stepping out of her lane
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionNo more ‘free money’?
Might the prospect of tipping dozens of law firms into financial trouble deter the SRA from imposing a ban on pocketing interest on client money?
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OpinionGoodbye, rule of law USA
We have rarely seen the rule of law breaking down so quickly and right before our eyes. We must learn the lessons, if we are to guard against similar events here.
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OpinionEvery vessel shall at all times…
We don’t know what caused yesterday’s collision off the Humber, but it could have consequences for maritime law.
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OpinionSwifter justice relies on radical reforms
The idea of prisoners tackling their addictions in prison and working to earn their release is politically attractive. But the flaws are obvious.
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OpinionCompulsory ethics training may help to fix the problem
The ethical crisis in the legal profession may be overstated - but that doesn’t mean we can ignore it.
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OpinionNew sentencing guidance improves current two-tier system
There is nothing two-tier about sentencing someone on a fully informed basis.
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OpinionAnother day, another survey - but this one matters
Why your participation in LawCare’s Life in the Law 2025 study can make a meaningful difference.
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OpinionMoney isn’t everything
District judges earn £134,000 a year, more than 3.5 times the average UK salary for full-time employees. Is it enough?
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OpinionYounger duty solicitors should be celebrated
Coverage of a 30-year-old becoming a duty solicitor raised a few eyebrows - but not all criminal legal aid stories have to be doom and gloom.
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OpinionBattle royal for our crown jewels
The UK is in an unfortunate position: large AI models, whose training the government is seeking to regulate, are predominantly US-developed and owned.
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OpinionMother in Law: Q&A with my managing partner
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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