All Comment articles – Page 69
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OpinionCalling time on our booze culture
Profession must be mindful of the potential problems to which we are exposing our peers.
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OpinionIs the fitness to practise regime fit for purpose?
Procedures could provide vehicle that is needed for regulated professionals to deal with problems before they spiral out of control.
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OpinionTime to call time?
Concerns about the role of alcohol as a social lubricant in the workplace shouldn’t be glibly dismissed.
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OpinionBereaved families deserve representation at inquests
Government’s decision not to alter legal aid funding model often leaves victims’ families as the only unrepresented party.
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OpinionProductivity and the gains that follow
Recruitment, retention and succession can all benefit from a firm's increased productivity.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: lacking confidence at work.
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OpinionIt’s about time the government helped the NHS, not the insurance industry
Efforts must be focused on allocating funds to our ailing healthcare system.
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OpinionUK opts into several EU criminal measures just before Brexit
The surprising moves are in the hope of forming seamless criminal cooperation once we leave the EU.
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OpinionTime to tackle religious marriages
Legislative proposal addresses the inequalities faced by Muslim women on marital breakdown.
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OpinionSDT's civil standard shift will be put to proof
Law Society will closely monitor impact of lowering the standard of proof in disciplinary proceedings.
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OpinionPost Office plays hardball with ironman judge
Sitting as a judge is not easy when the person you’re asked to judge is yourself.
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OpinionChallenging Brunei’s draconian and cruel laws
There is a vital need for greater awareness of LGBTQ issues in Muslim communities.
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OpinionWomen in criminal law
Committee was launched to promote and support women in the profession, both defence and prosecution.
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OpinionUpsides to the sector’s major challenges
In the face of national disputation and meltdown, we must consider the positive sides of problems facing the profession.
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OpinionJunior lawyers: Lessons from history
How the route to qualifying as a solicitor has evolved.
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OpinionMore pieces needed to fit fixed costs jigsaw
Fixed recoverable costs extension is not the final puzzle piece in costs reform.
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OpinionGender pay gap – there is no excuse
Firms must pay people equally if they have equal value to the business.
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OpinionKnife crime sentencing in youth court
Magistrates must prioritise reducing reoffending and the welfare of the young person - punitive action is not necessarily the best approach.
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OpinionLondon as an international dispute hub
London courts are pre-eminent but in a competitive post-Brexit world there is no room for complacency.
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OpinionLaw Society must support freelance newcomers
Chancery Lane should be prepared to manage the integration of freelance solicitors and solicitors in unregulated businesses.