Commentary and opinion – Page 98
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OpinionUS culture wars reach the UK
An unacknowledged web of Christian right organisations sat behind the failed legal attempt to stop doctors’ body changing its stance on assisted dying, writes Lord Falconer.
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OpinionAddressing inequality at the criminal bar
UK must try harder to achieve equality and diversity within its own criminal justice system, as it seeks to do around the world.
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OpinionTackling money laundering: making sure firms are doing their job
If we don’t successfully address the problem, the social, economic and security consequences can be devastating.
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OpinionPassing the buck: corporate liability reform must not be further delayed
Action - including an extension of the 'failure to prevent' offence - is long overdue.
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OpinionA CJEU decision touching UK citizens with an EU nationality
UK citizens with a second EU nationality must become acquainted with the nationality law of their second Member State.
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OpinionCan I return to law after five years out?
The organisation I worked for went into insolvency and at the time I had around 18 months’ qualifying experience.
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OpinionMuddying the waters on assisted suicide?
Royal College of Physicians ties itself in knots over policy on assisted suicide.
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OpinionDamage limitation in personal injury
Personal injury firms are struggling to stay in business.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: Tantrums, Twitter and standstill agreements.
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OpinionShould partners be wary of taking the DWF listing option?
IPOs present a major opportunity for law firms to reward existing partners, but there are other considerations.
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OpinionNon-traditional paths to law
Legal profession is now more flexible in the opportunities it affords.
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OpinionResisting more soft law for lawyers
Our ethical codes should be our guide when deciding what is in the public interest.
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OpinionEnding bias in law firms would also boost productivity
There are firms who cannot tell their BAME women lawyers apart.
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OpinionMarking 100 years of women in the law
How legislation allowing women into the law made the statute books.
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OpinionFighting for vulnerable migrant women's rights
There is a great imbalance in how the hostile environment treats women.
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OpinionTop-ranking partners must lead from the front
In another 100 years, gender equality must be a given rather than a conversation. But change has to come from the top.
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OpinionWomen do not need authority to achieve
The idea that women need to be empowered is patronising and implies inequality of power.