All Comment articles – Page 66
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OpinionLessons must be learned from the Windrush scandal
Report recommendations need to be implemented to create an immigration system suitable for all.
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OpinionUS culture wars reach the UK
An unacknowledged web of Christian right organisations sat behind the failed legal attempt to stop doctors’ body changing its stance on assisted dying, writes Lord Falconer.
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OpinionTackling money laundering: making sure firms are doing their job
If we don’t successfully address the problem, the social, economic and security consequences can be devastating.
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OpinionPassing the buck: corporate liability reform must not be further delayed
Action - including an extension of the 'failure to prevent' offence - is long overdue.
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OpinionA CJEU decision touching UK citizens with an EU nationality
UK citizens with a second EU nationality must become acquainted with the nationality law of their second Member State.
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OpinionDamage limitation in personal injury
Personal injury firms are struggling to stay in business.
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OpinionMuddying the waters on assisted suicide?
Royal College of Physicians ties itself in knots over policy on assisted suicide.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: Tantrums, Twitter and standstill agreements.
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OpinionResisting more soft law for lawyers
Our ethical codes should be our guide when deciding what is in the public interest.
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OpinionMarking 100 years of women in the law
How legislation allowing women into the law made the statute books.
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OpinionIf we leave women to correct gender inequality, it will take forever
Men calling out gender inequality is welcome and essential.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: balancing World Book Day and probate applications.
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OpinionThe value of witness statements in commercial arbitrations
It would be a brave party or counsel who decides not to serve witness statements to save costs.
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OpinionDealing with the things machines invent
An inventive machine standard would dynamically raise the current benchmark for patentability to keep pace with real-world conditions.
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OpinionMind your language
Criticism of the Legal Services Board stems from its poorly worded objectives.
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OpinionFeminist interpretation of taking instructions
Developing a different approach when taking instructions and presenting cases may create new outcomes and precedents.
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OpinionLGBT+ beyond the City
Smaller and regional law firms often struggle to replicate the City’s diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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OpinionA bulwark against the secret state
Investigatory Powers Tribunal is a force to be reckoned with.
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OpinionDocumenting death is in a time warp
The system seems designed for the comfort and convenience of the people administering it.