All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 14
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OpinionThe solicitor stereotype continues to change
As the profession alters fast, we need to amend our view of what a solicitor is and does.
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OpinionCJEU tries to control the tech giants
EU’s struggle to regulate the likes of Google and Facebook continues.
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OpinionLessons on legal tech from the US
US reports reiterate that solicitors are under a duty to keep up with the pace of change brought by AI.
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OpinionWhat to do about unregulated legal services providers
Are you a purist or an accommodationist?
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OpinionE-commerce and freer markets
WTO negotiations on global e-commerce raise important issues of confidentiality and privilege for lawyers.
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OpinionHow the new EU Commission may affect us
The commissioners are yet to be approved as a whole by the European Parliament. But there are some we should watch.
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OpinionBrexit: testing the rule of law
Whether leavers or remainers, lawyers should be able to agree on one thing.
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OpinionJudges in the cross hairs
Poland shows what can happen when the judiciary becomes a political football. Let us hope our judges come through the prorogation turmoil unscathed.
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OpinionA bad time to review regulation
We must promote the strengths other countries have seen in our legal professions before confronting those abroad with something unfamiliar.
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OpinionIt’s time to debate legal aid funding alternatives
We must explore other avenues before more advice deserts appear. Japan offers a useful example.
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OpinionCan legal tech harm more than our wallets?
We should ask not only what technology can do for us, but what it can do to us.
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OpinionLSB to look at continuing competence
Lessons can be learned from existing continuing professional development systems across the EU.
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OpinionInternational cooperation on cybercrime: lawyers beware
Pre-existing citizens’ safeguards should not be thrown out to make room for new laws.
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OpinionPrinciples and the European arrest warrant
Welcome intervention by CJEU or another example of EU over-reach?
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OpinionArtificial intelligence and lawyers' ethics
Guidelines for trustworthy AI identify key requirements applicable to the profession.
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OpinionA Facebook court? Our legal system needs to catch up
The UK’s national laws and legal systems are not prepared to cope with borderless cyberspace.
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OpinionIssues for lawyers in China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The country’s overseas investment project raises significant policy concerns for the profession.
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OpinionUK opts into several EU criminal measures just before Brexit
The surprising moves are in the hope of forming seamless criminal cooperation once we leave the EU.
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OpinionUpsides to the sector’s major challenges
In the face of national disputation and meltdown, we must consider the positive sides of problems facing the profession.