Commentary and opinion – Page 24
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OpinionRemote hearings must not impede open justice
Remote hearings should be as easy to access - easier in theory - than a physical courtroom.
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OpinionMother in Law: Year 6 - last year as a Big Fish
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionCitizen's arrest: A tool or a trap?
Suggestions that the public can 'help tackle the epidemic in shoplifting' opens up a complex area of law and raises a number of legal risks.
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OpinionSeven professional challenges in a handy list
IBA document details the most important issues facing the legal profession over the next five years.
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OpinionReframing Justice – changing the story we tell
Law Society programme will identify narratives that can build public support for a well-resourced, well-respected, and independent justice system.
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OpinionTelling judges how to do justice isn’t a good idea
Chalk is ‘quietly confident’ that the government will be successful in arguments it will be putting to the Supreme Court on Rwanda this week.
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OpinionA blueprint for 21st century justice
We must adapt how we work to provide affordable quality services in a digital era.
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OpinionA year of equality, diversity and inclusion
Outgoing Law Society president Lubna Shuja reflects on her presidential term.
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OpinionBillionaires spawn a different kind of lawyer story
Some stories about lawyers in the orbit of the world’s richest person, Elon Musk.
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OpinionA very legal Monday
The Gazette's courts editor has a memorable morning watching the swearing in of a new chief justice and a judges' church service.
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OpinionFixed recoverable costs: Questions must be answered
Law Society urges members to thoroughly review fee agreements with clients and ensure that consequences of regime are being considered.
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OpinionMother in Law: Does it matter how we qualify?
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionA new tribunal system for Wales - last chance to have your say
By Mick Antoniw, Welsh government counsel general and minister for the constitution.
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OpinionNot a solicitor? Don't judge us
Legal professionals who do not have the 'solicitor' title are perfectly capable of doing their job.
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OpinionWhat will the bar look like in 2043?
Bar chair Nick Vineall KC says anomaly of conferring title ‘barrister’ before qualification process is complete is ‘single biggest systemic risk to profession’.
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OpinionThe SFO in-tray: Five key challenges for the new director
Nick Ephgrave must quickly rebuild trust and reshape the organisation.
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Opinion'Snow White' in the style of Linklaters
When people are able to ask ChatGPT to give legal advice in the style of a particular law firm, we have big problems.