Comment and opinion – Page 213
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Opinion
Leader: Legal Education and Training Review does not set the pulse racing
When the legal professions’ regulators published the terms of reference for the Legal Education and Training Review...
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News
I have seen the future and it didn't work
In autumn 2005, on a visit to the Home Office’s shiny new headquarters near Millbank, I enjoyed a demonstration of an all-singing, all-dancing joined-up criminal justice IT system. The ‘walk through’ was to show off a £2bn programme to join up police forces, prosecutors, the courts and prison and probation ...
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Opinion
Legal walks have come to exemplify all that is best about the profession
In our exclusive interview with the justice secretary last week, Chris Grayling stressed that he would never use the term ‘fat-cat lawyer’.
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OpinionWorkplace giving could help your firm demonstrate its CSR credentials
Charitable giving can be a very personal thing, and at a time when we all have our hands on the purse strings charities need extra support now more than ever.
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OpinionEU withdrawal would be dire for profession
Withdrawal from the EU is staring us in the face. It is a good time to spell out what the consequences might be for lawyers.
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OpinionThe NHS blame game and legal accountability
In the House of Commons, in media studios, in the pages of national newspapers and on Twitter the NHS and its regulator are the subject of a fairly fierce blame game, still spilling over from last week. In summary, did the Care Quality Commission (CQC) cover up hospital failings, did ...