Commentary and opinion – Page 140
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Opinion‘Super-exam’ is an article of blind faith
A new ‘super-exam’ is designed to open up the profession, but there is no evidence it will.
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OpinionJustice cooperation and Brexit
It is good to see cooperation in criminal justice on the prime minister's Brexit agenda, but it is in our interests that this includes civil justice too.
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OpinionA lecture from HSBC on the rule of law? That’s a tough sell
The Bingham Centre’s high-rolling GC network is well-intentioned, but it has an image problem.
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OpinionBig questions on fixed costs for civil litigators
Lawyers must accept the fixed fees concept and focus their energy on assisting the costs review – it could help them stay in business.
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OpinionEurope and regulating lawyers
Whether we leave the Single Market or not, the direction of travel on lawyer regulation is the same.
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OpinionChanging offices
Brexit is not the only constitutional issue of our time – the roles of attorney general and lord chancellor must be addressed.
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OpinionThese PI reforms ignore the most vulnerable road users
All the attention is on potential fraud caused by car drivers – where is the much-needed protection for those on two wheels?
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OpinionEnvironmental costs rules under attack
The ability to bring environmental cases is an essential ingredient of any democratic society. Efforts to undermine this offend the rule of law.
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OpinionBusiness and tax planning – new year resolutions for your practice
The proactive steps law firms can take this year.
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OpinionWhy lawyers should oppose press coercion by costs
For better or worse, journalists do not belong among the regulated professions.
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OpinionEU champions rule of law
The European Commission's response to the deterioration of the rule of law in Poland is an attempt to protect us all.
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OpinionBench warmers
This year heralds a changing of the guard among the senior judiciary. Who’s on the way up?
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OpinionLawyers: what you need to do in 2017
Law firms of all sizes must embrace technology, reinvestment and new ways of working.
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OpinionCan Addleshaw Goddard Luther be different?
Finding a way to stand out remains the single biggest headache for any senior and managing partner.
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OpinionThe cash is flowing into litigation
Funding industry's overall direction of travel is clear.
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OpinionBrexit and the European court
If the EU gets its way we will be jumping from the control of one court to another on leaving the union.
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OpinionMy alternative legal awards for 2016
The usual mixture of foul-ups and faux pas made headlines this year – here’s a selection of the best.
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OpinionLawyers managing change
Sceptical lawyers must engage with ‘change management’ in the face of strong threats to stability.
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OpinionMediation today – settlement or structural failure?
Legal practitioners are increasingly impervious to the arts of mediation – but it can achieve remarkable results.