All Comment articles – Page 14
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OpinionLabour's great lord chancellor
Richard Burdon Haldane was in the thick of almost every major political and intellectual debate of the day.
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OpinionDouble jeopardy: SRA's £14k drink-drive fine is unfair
Such draconian sanctions may even stop others from self-reporting.
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OpinionPost Office scandal: Litigation funding is not the villain
Recoverability of costs and exemplary damages might have a role to play in promoting access to justice.
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OpinionPaul, Polmear and Purchase
Supreme Court's long-awaited landmark judgment on secondary victim claims in medical negligence has shocked the legal profession.
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OpinionPost Office scandal shows why we need to reform private prosecutions
Criminal Law Reform Now Network has been working on a review of private prosecutions since 2019.
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OpinionHorizon scandal: The SRA’s ‘wait and see’ approach is growing untenable
Regulator wants to wait a year or more to take formal action. The public - and politicians - will demand it much sooner.
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OpinionFinancial innovation is making a comeback – lawyers should stay well away from it
Innovation, creativity and animal spirit should be the preserve of entrepreneurs – not bankers, and certainly not financial regulators.
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OpinionThe legal sector can do better at conflict resolution
What shifts are we seeing in dispute resolution, and how can lawyers and the profession as a whole embrace these changes?
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OpinionMr Bates v The Post Office: A valuable take on an unbelievable scandal
Victims of the Horizon scandal deserve to have their stories told: this television drama at last does them (some) justice.
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OpinionPACCAR: government's proposed remedy is far too narrow
The role of litigation funding is now under serious threat, a former chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal writes.
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OpinionUnregulated AI legal advice puts the public at risk
Appetite for low-cost data-driven tools is concerning in the absence of agreed standards for assessing accuracy and reliability.
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OpinionChild sexual abuse inquiry: survivors have waited long enough
Government launched the inquiry in an attempt to put things right for some of the most wronged people in our society, yet the sound of dragging heels is deafening.
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OpinionThe end of Susskind?
It’s fashionable to sneer at futurologists - but look at what the lord chief justice’s IT adviser got right.
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OpinionJack, the beanstalk and the SEND Tribunal
Tribunal figures show councils to be doubling down on the creation and enforcement of Education, Health and Care Plans.
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OpinionHow do we keep making this work?
Criminal defence solicitor Chloe Jay writes about the precarious balancing act of keeping criminal defence work afloat.
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OpinionDisability inclusion: we need to see tangible action
When it comes to disability inclusion, there can be a tendency to focus on events and awareness raising. This on its own is not enough.
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OpinionArbitrating against Russia - what's next?
Award obtained by JSC DTEK Krymenergo against Russian Federation is a reminder of constraints imposed on Russia by a network of bilateral investment treaties.
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OpinionIntroducing the ICC Guide to Disability Inclusion
It is time to recognise that disability inclusion in the law is not just a moral right but a strategic imperative for the future of the profession.
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OpinionTime to end the post-PACCAR chaos
There has never been a better time to be a lawyer who specialises in litigation funding agreements (LFAs).
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OpinionTo control AI, we should regulate humans
Why do we allow AI systems to diagnose cancers, decide on benefits applications, or identify criminals without requiring that the individuals who design them be subject to professional regulation?