All Comment articles
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Opinion
Taking off the whole of August is the right choice for me and my firm
The quietest month of the year means the phone goes off and emails go unchecked. And it works.
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Achieving more together: Running Balint groups in a law firm and beyond
Feeling less alone, better client service and improved lawyer wellbeing are all benefits of using Balint groups.
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Rayner media frenzy would be a headache for any law firm
In the eye of the media storm: how lawyers, risk teams and communications teams must work hand in hand
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Modernising the governance of the Law Society
Members are at the heart of what we do at the Society. We want more of them involved.
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Thank you, Lord Goddard
We would do well to recall a memorably sensible judgment from Lord Goddard, lord chief justice from 1946 to 1958.
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How to be trusted
The 'Trust Equation' is a helpful tool to reflect on how trustworthy lawyers are, and how we might improve.
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How do we charge for AI-assisted work?
Hourly billing will not disappear overnight, but the momentum is clearly toward more flexible, transparent, and client-aligned pricing models.
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Limiting jury trials will not fix the criminal justice system
Rather than addressing the issues, setting up a new bench division and limiting jury trials merely shifts the burden from one place to another.
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Land, peace, security… and children, surely?
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been taken. There is talk of a land deal, but no children deal is on the table.
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Can legal ethics survive private equity ownership?
Only owners who recognise the link between principled conduct and long-term success will achieve the returns they seek.
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Warning over legal aid vulnerability must be heard
Firms are being forced out of legal aid work because of the government’s failure to invest.
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Courts expect full and frank disclosure in pre-nup agreements
Clients and lawyers must place disclosure issues at the forefront of their minds.
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Unflappable: professional composure in medicine and law
Qualities of self-control and composure in doctors and lawyers have long been promoted and praised. In recent years, both professions have softened.
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Open justice: more vital today than ever
Without transparency, confidence in our judicial system – already strained by long-standing systemic challenges — would quickly unravel.
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An MoJ AI Action Plan – with gaps
It doesn’t matter whether we are AI enthusiasts or supporters of the ‘Pull-out-the-plugs’ movement (that’s me). With AI coming whether we like it or not, an action plan has to be implemented.
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Essential patents proposals reflect a misunderstanding
IPO reforms should be grounded in current commercial and legal realities.
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Trump v Murdoch – a claim that’s been put on back to front
‘Why have you done it like that?’ asks media lawyer Mark Stephens CBE.
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The Youth Justice Charter
Project recognises the need for clarity and commitment to the standards of care for children in the justice system.
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The limits of open justice
Why In re HMP risks backsliding on the democratisation of information access.