All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith
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OpinionCity firms must be alive to profit levy threat
What are the consequences of economic inequality in the profession?
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OpinionAn MoJ out of kilter with underlying reality
How often do we have to recite the economic contribution of solicitors to the economy before our importance is reflected in public and government life?
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OpinionMore turbulence from the US for the rule of law
The Trump administration continues to disturb and overthrow previous understandings of the international legal order, with ramifications for the UK.
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OpinionTo all decision-makers: stop giving AI a free ride
UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s guide published last week is context-free, as if the use of AI poses no more dangers than our collectively using pen and paper.
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OpinionShould there be a new rule promoting solicitor wellbeing?
At a recent roundtable that I participated in, I was struck by the strong rush of anxieties around wellbeing and work, often focused around the billable hour.
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OpinionRed, amber, green: Law Society policymaking
My role as chair of the Law Society’s Policy and Regulatory Affairs Committee.
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OpinionSo what will Andy Burnham do for us?
We have been warned that all departments need to make cuts to meet our defence needs. That is not good news for our profession.
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OpinionWhen it comes to AI, listen to Cassandra
We’re being stampeded into a world that is not regulated, that is not owned by us, and whose ultimate fate we cannot control.
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OpinionTrapped in the Department of Justice
A look at the character Pyotr Sorin in Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’.
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OpinionWhat might a new PM mean for solicitors?
It depends on whether the replacement is from the left or right, but there are signature policies which may be ditched.
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OpinionHuman rights and migration: the underlying facts
The topic of immigration continues to play a leading part in UK politics.
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OpinionSRA failures: content or structure, or both?
We are approaching a crossroads with the regulator, and decisions will soon have to be made. First, we need urgently to decide what has gone wrong.
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OpinionAI: balancing TMI with FOMO
Most of us would be happy if we never had to read another word about AI. Yet we absolutely need to know what is going on.
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OpinionLawyers feeling the impact of Iran war
There have been various articles on the impact of the Iran war, but I have not come across any that considers the overall impact on law globally.
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OpinionAn 'all-encompassing moral ideology'? Not quite
Jonathan Goldsmith reviews 'Survival Codes: World Law and the Future of Humanity'.
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OpinionLawyers and the Panama Papers – 10 years later
Back in 2016, I was both wrong and right about what I predicted the consequences would be for lawyers.
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OpinionEnglish law in an uncertain world
New report analyses what has made English law so durable and economically successful, with recommendations to make it more so.
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OpinionLawyers and migration: a landmark case
Regvar v Slovenia may not be a classic case of deportation, but the court may still struggle to resist the campaign to give member states more say over migration matters.
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OpinionReflections after a council meeting
Members can think those governing a members’ body don’t have a clue. But the Law Society Council meeting last week showed we are at the heart of their current concerns.