Commentary and opinion – Page 161
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OpinionCourting unpopularity
The government must not be too dismissive in its responses to consultations.
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OpinionRating lawyers online
Web platforms allowing clients to review legal services raise difficult issues. How should they work?
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OpinionAbuse inquiry: breaking with tradition
Much is expected from the largest and most ambitious public inquiry ever established.
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OpinionLondon must build on its lead
The new Financial List is a fillip for the capital but the initiative could go further.
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OpinionAustralia’s veil of secrecy
The effect of the Border Force Act is to throw a veil of secrecy over what is happening in Australia’s immigration detention system.
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OpinionTaking Iran seriously
The end of sanctions creates big opportunities for law firms with local knowledge.
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OpinionPower and accountability
What a shame Theresa May did not see a new play highlighting the thesis that ‘parliamentary democracy trumps all’.
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OpinionThinking outside the box
Putting a defendant in a dock risks infringing the presumption of innocence.
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OpinionISDS – a lawyers’ issue
More lawyers should join the debate over issues surrounding the EU-US trade agreement. Our reputation is at stake.
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OpinionInnovation, apparently, is what you need
Innovation is one of those buzzwords that everyone espouses but it’s a process no one can pin down, least of all regulators.
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OpinionMagnificent lawyers in flying machines
Nervous of flying? Spare a thought for the colleagues who faced flaming death pioneering it.
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OpinionMore than Grexit
Greece has dominated the headlines but other issues - mass surveillance, regulation - abound across Europe.
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OpinionNo choice but to act now
Michael Gove must prove his commitment to the rule of law, or justice will be relevant to fewer people.
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OpinionEaster Rising still unsettles
Events in Ireland in 1916 pose contemporary questions for the rule of law.
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Opinion1916: martyrs, justice and memory
Commemorating the events of 1916 may be traumatic for some.
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OpinionA portal for clin neg?
Fixed fees in clinical negligence would need to be within a tight process.
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OpinionCorporate criminal liability
Should the corporate bribery offence be extended to other acts of financial crime?
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OpinionSavings on clin neg claims come at a greater cost
The government has moved quickly to sway opinion on NHS costs. The fightback must begin immediately.
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OpinionPlaying politics over Europe
‘Better regulation’ may be a clever political ploy, but is it good for Europe?