All Comment articles
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OpinionThank 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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OpinionHow 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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OpinionHow 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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OpinionLimiting 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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OpinionLand, 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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OpinionCan 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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OpinionWarning 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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OpinionCourts 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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OpinionUnflappable: 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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OpinionOpen 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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OpinionAn 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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OpinionEssential patents proposals reflect a misunderstanding
IPO reforms should be grounded in current commercial and legal realities.
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OpinionTrump 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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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.