Commentary and opinion – Page 20
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OpinionWhat the ICJ ‘genocide’ ruling means for Israel
The ICJ president Joan Donoghue must have tried hard to reach agreement on South Africa’s claim against Israel under the Genocide Convention of 1948.
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OpinionHuge fines show SRA is misusing its powers
The regulator has radically increased its powers since its creation in 2007, with no corresponding increase in accountability.
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OpinionThe trainees of tomorrow – time to change our expectations?
Expectations placed on aspiring lawyers have shifted with the times, as has the skillset. And it’s shifting again.
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OpinionLabour's great lord chancellor
Richard Burdon Haldane was in the thick of almost every major political and intellectual debate of the day.
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OpinionMother in Law: In defence of the semicolon
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWhat image best represents us?
On the one hand, slogans and logos are unimportant. But what remains is the debate about our identity.
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OpinionDouble jeopardy: SRA's £14k drink-drive fine is unfair
Such draconian sanctions may even stop others from self-reporting.
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OpinionThe list of endangered lawyers keeps growing
The Day of the Endangered Lawyer, an initiative to draw attention to the plight of lawyers in a particular country, will this year focus on Iran.
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OpinionTurning opinions into circumstances
Attorney general preps for test case on protesters accused of criminal damage.
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OpinionPost Office scandal: Litigation funding is not the villain
Recoverability of costs and exemplary damages might have a role to play in promoting access to justice.
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OpinionPaul, Polmear and Purchase
Supreme Court's long-awaited landmark judgment on secondary victim claims in medical negligence has shocked the legal profession.
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OpinionPost Office scandal shows why we need to reform private prosecutions
Criminal Law Reform Now Network has been working on a review of private prosecutions since 2019.
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OpinionThe danger of summoning the genie
There are conditions attached to the wishes granted by parliamentary sovereignty, which the government should carefully consider.
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OpinionPost Office scandal and the land of the rising computer
IT giant Fujitsu is appearing in the Post Office public inquiry today. This is how it got there.
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OpinionA postcode lottery for the bereaved
Improvement in the performance of coroners’ courts is likely to vary considerably depending on where you are in the country.
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OpinionMother in Law: Working when you are ill
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionHorizon scandal: The SRA’s ‘wait and see’ approach is growing untenable
Regulator wants to wait a year or more to take formal action. The public - and politicians - will demand it much sooner.