All Comment articles
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OpinionThe 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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OpinionThe limits of open justice
Why In re HMP risks backsliding on the democratisation of information access.
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OpinionSecrecy, scrutiny and the Afghan data breach
Democracy must function, even, and especially, in the dark.
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OpinionLegal aid fees consultation: what's changing?
The Ministry of Justice’s transformative ambition is welcome, but first steps highlight the scale of reform needed.
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OpinionWhat are prisons actually for?
Solving the crisis requires more than simply creating more prison spaces.
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OpinionSpace: the final frontier of law
The UK has a unique opportunity to take the lead in the development of space law and regulation.
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OpinionSouth Asian Heritage Month: Overcoming (invisible) emotional tax in legal careers
There’s immense pride in our shared heritage and in those South Asians who’ve become lawyers, but there’s also a quieter reality.
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OpinionIt’s OK for lawyers (and Rachel Reeves) to cry in public
Being seen as strong, independent and capable is a hard act to sustain for years, especially when life throws you painful curveballs.
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OpinionMansion House: Here we go again!
The lord mayor’s judges’ dinner was held at Mansion House on Wednesday and the Gazette was on the guest list.
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OpinionParents deserve freedom to be present in the first year of their child’s life
As the government announces a review of parental leave, Lewis Silkin joint managing partner Jo Farmer explains the far reaching changes her firm has made.
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OpinionWhy apprenticeship levy funding matters
Solicitor apprenticeships as a social mobility tool remain topical following the recent government announcement about funding.
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OpinionLEI and 21st century justice
Law Society report provides the opportunity to reassess the value of Legal Expenses Insurance.
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Opinion200 years in law: From exclusion to inclusion
As the Law Society celebrates its bicentenary, president Richard Atkinson reflects on its rich history.
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OpinionFamily non-court dispute resolution one year on
It matters that we know whether or not the new era for non-court dispute resolution has arrived.
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OpinionWhen clients cry in conference
A client in tears is a test of the balance between head and heart. How, in practice, can this delicate balance be struck?
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OpinionWeighing up a lawyer's public shame against open justice
As the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal closes itself off from scrutiny, anonymity applications may increase.
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OpinionA sticking plaster, not a solution: violence against women and the sentencing review
Review risks being another example of 'piecemeal policies'.
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OpinionPhilippines: lawyers killed for doing their job
'Caravana Filipina' investigates cases of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing.
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OpinionAccent bias and the silent filter in law
While accent bias may often go unspoken, it is no less real. As the profession works to improve diversity, equity and inclusion, language must be part of the conversation.
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OpinionFirms as complaint machines: The SRA’s solution to a problem that doesn’t exist
Client satisfaction with lawyers stands at 87% - so naturally the SRA wants more complaints.