All Comment articles – Page 69
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OpinionEnd of the road for Yugoslav war crimes court
Indictees who died were the only ones to evade The Hague tribunal.
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OpinionTo help social mobility, do something selfish in 2018
These were unusual words to find in a government press release: ‘There is a mind-blowing inconsistency of practice in how to improve social mobility outcomes, with little pooling of experience or evidence-based strategies…’
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OpinionA promise written in water
Landmark tribunal fee ruling will survive Brexit – but what of other employment rights?
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OpinionUN to the rescue of judicial independence?
International censure might have encouraged the UK government to do more to protect the Brexit judges.
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OpinionRunning a full scan
The IBA has produced an invaluable report collating all research on the future of legal services
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OpinionBudget 2017: as you were?
Last week’s budget offered little to lawyers and certainly failed to encourage investment in people.
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OpinionUnqualified success
It is in the profession’s best interests to properly recognise the value of paralegals.
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OpinionMind the pay gap
As we mark Equal Pay Day, more needs to be done to achieve gender equality in the legal workplace.
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OpinionMore than a public good
Pro bono does not exist in a vacuum – it needs the support of a changing profession.
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OpinionAction for happiness
Too often flexible working policies at law firms are mere window-dressing. That has to change
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OpinionBack to square one on costs?
Jackson LJ’s latest proposals could actually increase the time courts spend on costs.
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OpinionMyths and misconceptions
Public education is vital in protecting the right to redress for needless harm.
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OpinionIn a corner of a foreign field
With Brexit stakes raised, English law foreign courts are coming soon.
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OpinionHuman rights can’t be conditional on a work permit
Virginia Mantouvalou highlights plight of undocumented migrants - whose unenviable status is a byproduct of our dysfunctional immigration and employment laws.
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OpinionLeave Russia in the cold
Council of Europe must stand firm on Russia or it might as well shut down.
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OpinionCardiff: Our launch pad for expansion
Wales has established itself as a centre of opportunity for advisers.
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OpinionAvoiding an arbitrary fix
Cost-cutting must not curb the rights of wronged parties in clinical negligence cases.
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OpinionMaking the transition
Streamlining the gender recognition process would allow a seamless integration into society.