Commentary and opinion – Page 111
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OpinionFlawed in law, flawed for the UK’s financial sector
As the withdrawal agreement goes back to the commons, UK financial services face danger if it remains unchanged.
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OpinionThe profession must put IP in its rightful place
Intellectual property is at the heart of our economy, and should be at the heart of our legal system.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Introducing Mother in Law, our new blogger, on the everyday challenges of juggling family life with a hectic career as a solicitor somewhere in England.
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OpinionIt's time to give legal executives the respect they deserve
Among many in the profession, the perception of what we do is out of step with reality.
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OpinionChancery Lane’s Brexit bind
As a no-deal Brexit looms, should the Law Society come off the fence?
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OpinionCopy Canada
Parents have to be terminally ill to live with their immigrant children in the UK, while Canada has a humane approach.
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OpinionComment: Wholesale failures bode ill for online revolution
If those in charge can’t get the phones to work, what chance the biggest digital upgrade ever attempted?
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OpinionHow ‘Les Mis’ speaks to lawyers today
Despite the 150 years since Victor Hugo’s novel was published, some of its themes still echo in present-day law.
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OpinionLawtech: give yourself the edge
It’s important junior lawyers keep track of the ever-changing ‘future of law’. The question is: where do you start?
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OpinionAccess to justice without leaving home
If disputes can be resolved without parties leaving home, so much the better.
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OpinionWe're doomed. No, really, this time we are
The Global Risks Report has delivered its annual lugubrious message.
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OpinionThe impact of the US shutdown
Court fees and other funds have allowed the federal court system to continue to operate - but money is expected to run out this Friday.
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OpinionHeavy-hitters take AIM at litigation
Litigation funders target London market as cash piles up for investment in disputes.
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OpinionBezos split should inspire mediation rethink
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos's approach lends itself to mediation. It's a shame that take-up of information and assessment meetings has continuously declined since LASPO.
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OpinionHigh street or City?
Some of my peers are telling me that I will get ‘stuck’ in the high street and won’t be able to move into the City upon qualification. Is it really that difficult to move from high street to the City?
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OpinionDay is MPs' whipping boy, but they ignore claims that he has won
The MoD has settled hundreds of cases involving human rights abuses. MPs should save some anger for that.
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OpinionJapanese justice doesn't shine in the spotlight
The case of motor industry executive Carlos Ghosn exposes gaps between eastern and western concepts.
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OpinionSuper regulator brings CPD back from the grave
Absence of specific CPD rules for English and Welsh solicitors either makes us very advanced, very backward, or proves that such rules are irrelevant to our profession.
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OpinionThe cheek of the taoiseach – but London cannot be complacent
Post-Brexit the threat to legal London’s pre-eminence is cost and inconvenience - not Irish overtures to business.