Commentary and opinion – Page 172
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OpinionTechnology innovation – not alien
Lawyers often view advances as a threat to some imagined creative utopia. But they should embrace IT to survive.
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OpinionLawyers ensure 1.7 million names live for evermore
A small in-house legal team has supported the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission since 1917.
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OpinionWills legislation remembers forces' sacrifice
Parliament recognises the gallantry of servicemen and women killed in the line of service through the provision of privileged wills and inheritance tax exemptions.
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OpinionDBAs: a win for the vested interests
Government has chosen vested interests over access to justice with its decision on hybrid DBAs.
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OpinionThe case against common law
LSE professor Conor Gearty debunks our proud assertion that judges are infinitely wise and resolutely apolitical.
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OpinionConfronting the constitution
The issues surrounding the future of the UK constitution are too big to be decided by political cliques.
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OpinionDemolishing the stereotype
A diverse judiciary dispenses better justice and it’s time we took radical steps to create one.
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OpinionGCHQ – lawyers’ dilemma
Does the battle against terrorism mean that we should accept some interception of lawyer-client messages?
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OpinionDiversity quotas in the law – the issues
The imbalance of ethnic minority partners needs to be addressed. But how?
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OpinionReinvent yourselves to maintain justice
Two years of reforms have created a perfect storm. Take advantage of it.
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OpinionTaking a gamble – ‘cheating’ laws
A card player and a parish priest test the definition of cheating.
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OpinionPutting a family on ice
Offering women employees the opportunity to freeze their eggs could be viewed as discriminatory.
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OpinionSome important IBA products
Significant documents came out of the recent conference in Tokyo.
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OpinionSticking to it
New initiatives that do not produce instant results are dismissed by lawyers. More patience and persistence are required.
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OpinionLand of the rising lawyer
Japan looks to build a global legal services industry. And it’s one that presents more of an opportunity than a threat.
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OpinionJudges must be braver about hot-tubbing
Concurrent evidence is universally approved, so why aren’t more judges ordering it to take place?
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OpinionBuilding time
It’s time property lawyers played their part in the big debates that will shape our built environment.
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OpinionShould lawyers remain bored by tax?
If firms pay more attention to tax ‘leakage’, they could attract and retain more clients in a difficult practice area.
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OpinionWhat is a lawyer?
The boundary between being a lawyer and non-lawyer is becoming blurred – but we still have one thing to hold on to.
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OpinionHuman rights imperative
The International Olympic Committee’s new anti-discrimination clause has symbolic power.