Commentary and opinion
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OpinionMother in Law: Things that make me happy
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionWitnessing the assisted dying debate in the Commons
If every day in parliament was as engaging as this, we could indeed be able to achieve great things.
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OpinionAsk what you can do for your country
In the recent debate over the triple lock and a national care service, no-one has suggested that newly-found money would be better spent on justice.
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OpinionPolitics, proportionality and Palestine Action
Was the ban on Palestine Action a proportionate interference with the rights to freedom of expression and assembly?
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OpinionThe opening of the legal year: heavy robes, tourist selfies - and that choir
The swearing in of a new lord chancellor and a service at Westminster Abbey provided an interesting start to term.
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OpinionThe end of misleading headlines
At the heart of defamation law lies a significant legal fiction, namely that an imputation in a ‘publication’ must carry a ‘single meaning’.
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OpinionThe Premier League v Manchester City: Penalty shoot-out
The result of the Premier League’s 'core decision' (in redacted form) in its case against Manchester City is no longer a matter of speculation.
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OpinionThe ECHR is not a constraint on British security. It is one of its foundations
Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest post-war achievements.
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OpinionGlorious statistics and their consequences
Exports are soaring: the legal profession would benefit if our economic contribution to the world economy were better recognised.
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OpinionMother in Law: What is it that I actually enjoy doing?
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionMaking mediation mainstream
What happens when mediation ceases to be an alternative to the justice system and becomes part of its architecture?
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OpinionTwo important cases on LPP in Europe and the US
Cases concerning legal professional privilege are going to the highest courts in Europe and the US respectively.
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OpinionMinisters wake up to AI’s existential threat
Two developments have brought artificial intelligence to the top of the political agenda.
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OpinionBreast cancer review must do more than find individual errors
An apology is important but cannot be the end of the process.
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OpinionIndefensible: how lawyers failed to stop a scandal
The day former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells gave evidence to the public inquiry was the day I knew there was a book to be written.
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OpinionThe government must confront the IPP problem
Few sentencing regimes have attracted as much criticism as imprisonment for public protection.
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OpinionLawyers must join the calls for international regulation of AI
The future racing towards us – unregulated superintelligent AI - is one without law, without the rule of law, without access to justice and without liability.