All Comment articles – Page 21
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OpinionImproving the criminal justice system through expert, cross-agency efforts
Sustainable changes can only be achieved by tackling challenges collectively, says Lord Justice Edis, Crown Court Improvement Group chair.
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OpinionRevealed: Could ChatGPT pass the SQE?
An AI text generator tool took the US Multistate Bar Examination. Dr Andrew Gilbert attempts the same experiment with the multiple-choice SQE1.
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OpinionGovernment must show commitment to defending the rule of law
It is vital that the lord chancellor and law officers have authority, strength of character and independence of mind to stand up to their government colleagues.
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OpinionBridging the gap: Size shouldn't be bar to social mobility progress
It's critical to address the scale of the problem affecting small and medium-sized enterprises.
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OpinionWhy bother with Family Mediation Week?
We need to make mediation ‘sexier’ - not just to solicitors, but also to clients.
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OpinionLessons from St Helena
Our criminal justice system is in crisis: what can we learn from overseas territories?
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OpinionWindrush 'Lessons Learned' review appears doomed to fail
It's hard to fathom how we can have confidence in the non-executive director appointed to work on the review's recommendations with the current home secretary in charge.
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OpinionUnified court for migrant children
A ‘one stop’ court covering immigration, crime and local authority care is needed to replace the fragmented system for migrant children arriving in this country.
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Opinion'I wasn’t even invited to the Christmas party': the consultant’s lonely life
An anonymous consultant solicitor shares their experience of remote working.
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OpinionFusion works - but will lawyers let it?
Breakthroughs have been hyped before. But that doesn’t mean that this time around it’s not for real.
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OpinionOffering £900 legal fees for Post Office victims is laughable
We risk inflicting yet more injustice on these people if they are denied proper legal advice.
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OpinionTruth matters in court reporting
A welcome ruling confirms the value of the contemporaneous shorthand note.
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OpinionThe SRA and whistleblowing
The regulator has long encouraged whistleblowing. Now it wants to be recognised as an official body to which a whistleblowing disclosure can be made.
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OpinionCrypto needs cohesive regulation
It remains to be seen whether the divergent approaches of the UK, EU and US can be brought into alignment.
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OpinionTurns out the power-hungry SRA couldn’t be trusted
Regulator had no system in place for reporting larger fines. Yet it went ahead anyway.
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OpinionIt's disability, not inability – that's why I want to be remembered!
I am more motivated than ever to champion diversity and inclusion in a better workplace for disabled people.
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OpinionWe are in the foothills of true judicial diversity
Progress in improving the diversity of judges in England and Wales has been far too slow, and in some cases, has stalled.
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OpinionThreat to legal accountability on SEND
The SEND system is broken because it lacks local accountability. The government’s proposed overhaul would weaken the legal framework.
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OpinionA shift in priorities
As junior lawyers reassess their priorities we must work to maintain pace with a changing culture, notes outgoing JLD chair Suzanna Eames.
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OpinionMan to man: Wellbeing at work
Ahead of International Men’s Day, Society vice president Nick Emmerson opens up the conversation about mental health in the profession.