Commentary and opinion – Page 145
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OpinionConstitutional monstrosity
Whatever the fate of Phil Shiner, the Legal Aid Agency has to go.
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OpinionFinally, a judgment we can all understand
I don’t want the law to be dumbed down, just made more manageable.
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OpinionBrexit: maintaining cross-border dispute regulations
Post-Brexit trade rules must not imperil more than £500bn of British business.
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OpinionPrivatising family law by the back door
Private financial dispute resolution hearings - a BUPA to the courts’ NHS - are thriving.
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OpinionTTIP, globalisation and lawyers
It is timely to contemplate what the retreat from globalisation might mean for our profession.
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OpinionFighting crime post-Brexit
Law Society chief executive Catherine Dixon explains why we must retain the European arrest warrant.
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OpinionPromoting justice in China
I was part of a delegation in Beijing that saw how legal aid is reaching clients with special needs.
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OpinionTransparency, tax and lawyers
Expect tense negotiations over forcing lawyers to disclose the details of tax schemes. But will their outcome matter in light of Brexit?
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OpinionTaking back control of referendum campaigning
Parliament must look again at the rules on donations to ensure fairness in future polls.
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OpinionUnbundling: no place to hide
Solicitors risk losing out to the bar if they don’t embrace unbundling.
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OpinionStanding up to attacks on LPP
The Law Society will continue to vigorously counter a range of threats to legal professional privilege.
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OpinionWill the appeal court turn its nose up at the sale of PI cases?
True value of pre-Jackson caseloads is difficult to work out.
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OpinionAccounts rules changes – ignoring lawyers
The profession, clients and the SRA alike would struggle to cope with the regulator’s radical change to the definition of ‘client money’.
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OpinionLawyers’ guide to Brexit
Despite the ongoing uncertainty, solicitors could make money out of the leave vote.
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OpinionAccess to justice for Travellers and Gypsies
A new movement aims to highlight the problems still faced by these groups and to end discrimination against them.
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OpinionA solicitor who broke the mould (and a lock)
Preparations are under way to celebrate the centenary of a solicitor becoming prime minister. But David Lloyd George remains one of a kind.
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OpinionLaw firms and the John Lewis-style model
How can firms reconcile a profit-sharing model with the traditional partnership?
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OpinionContract drafters: don't be complacent
Solicitors churn out contracts full of imperfections while thinking they are good at drafting.