Commentary and opinion – Page 189
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OpinionLaw firms face steep tax hike
Cumulative effect of reforms will lead to sharp rise in bills for many.
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OpinionThe remains of Richard III spark a legal fight
The case concerning reinterment of Richard III would have been one of the most interesting for years.
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OpinionFallout from Mitchell judgment
Mitchell shifts the focus to prevention rather than securing relief from sanction.
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OpinionWhat in-house wants from the autumn statement
This week’s statement is a great opportunity to build certainty and collaboration.
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OpinionDevil is in the detail on benefit tourism
EU citizens are free to move anywhere in the union for three months without hindrance and should not face deportation just because they are sleeping rough.
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OpinionABSs - the idea which won’t go away
The debate about alternative business structures has reached Ireland and Canada – and is set to continue to rage around the world.
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OpinionMitchell ruling is not quite zero tolerance
Judgment will be held up as harsh, but the small print suggests zero tolerance is not yet on agenda.
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OpinionReding should watch her spin
The commissioner's office is misrepresenting the scale of public enthusiasm for a European area of justice.
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OpinionBrave new digital world will not solve everything
We need to root out courtroom inefficiencies all round, not just with technology.
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OpinionTrials and error
Lawyers work within an oppositional framework that is intrinsic to democracy.
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OpinionWorking in silos helps no one
The legal sector needs to operate within a wider context to meet the needs of the vulnerable.
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OpinionUnited profession can continue to influence government
New economic research, jointly commissioned by Chancery Lane and practitioner groups, will examine the spending assumptions behind the government’s planned cuts to legal aid fees.
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OpinionThe latest Euro news
Here’s the latest news I should have heard… if the cricket wasn’t taking over the airwaves.
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OpinionHow Dallas held our front page
Half a century ago, the Gazette reacted quickly to President Kennedy’s assassination.
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OpinionMistakes inevitable when you’re paid peanuts
Negligence only going to increase if firms run factory-style production lines.
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OpinionOpen season on business
Transparency is all very well, but top executives have rights to privacy.
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OpinionWoman on a mission
The prospect of a European area of justice will be discussed at a high-level event in Brussels this week.
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OpinionIt's wrong to want QualitySolicitors to fail
Schadenfreude over QS may be tempting, but gloating does no good.