All Comment articles – Page 72
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OpinionMaking room at the top
In addressing diversity, recruitment is but the first step in a career-long process of talent management.
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OpinionBeleaguered bench
As a judge I witnessed the complete breakdown of relations between executive and judiciary. How did we get here and what can be done?
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OpinionBearing the burden of proof
The SRA should focus on sound evidence-gathering rather than lobby to lower the criminal standard.
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OpinionPassing the test on terror
Terrorism legislation creates great tension between security and human rights, but we got the balance right.
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OpinionChanging course on the SQE
Encouraging people from diverse backgrounds to become solicitors has long been a priority for the Law Society.
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OpinionWorking for you
I want your Law Society to be in the best position to promote and support members
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OpinionSecrets and lies
Open justice was a casualty of 9/11. Now the British government has enlisted the judiciary in a shocking cover-up.
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OpinionPrison doesn’t work for women
Too many women are jailed – we need a radical new approach to criminal justice.
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OpinionA welcome retreat on bad law
Vulnerable children must always be able to access the help they need.
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OpinionLegal education: success by degrees
Don’t be misled – employers continue to set great store by a top law degree.
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OpinionAt fault on no-fault divorce
Family law reform of divorce and for unmarried families is long overdue.
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OpinionMaking a lasting contribution
Practice guidance will strengthen the crucial relationship between solicitors and legacy professionals.
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OpinionGetting our affairs in order
How should we answer awkward questions about the role of lawyers in scandals such as the Panama Papers?
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OpinionGetting it right for PI victims
A review of the cap on criminal injury compensation is long overdue.
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OpinionCareless driving licence
No one in government remembers the last time a lord chancellor introduced something as short-sighted as these personal injury reforms.
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OpinionEqual outcomes
It’s increasingly hard to argue that the low number of women partners in law firms is a ‘legacy’ issue.
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Opinion‘The law is above you’
In Belhaj the judiciary once again weighed in to hold the executive to account.
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