All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 17
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OpinionWhat the UN has to say about the role of bars
The United Nations has published a report that will help set universal standards for bars across the globe.
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OpinionMore no-deal Brexit advice for lawyers
Solicitors may find the government’s latest list of no-deal notices useful to help prepare for the ever-approaching, yet continually uncertain, Brexit outcome.
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OpinionCalibrating the machines
Whether they are provided by a solicitor or artificial intelligence, legal services should meet equivalent standards.
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OpinionComparing the deal with no-deal for solicitors
What will the difference between the options of a Brexit deal or no-deal mean to practising lawyers in the UK?
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OpinionSelling the UK legal profession abroad
Trade deals after Brexit will require the UK to explain the historically complex structure of our profession abroad.
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OpinionSkills transfer helps big law firms abroad
If globalisation continues to operate in the legal services sector, opportunity for lawyers to acquire international legal skills will prove vital.
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OpinionNDAs and burdens of being a gatekeeper
The use of NDAs in an employment setting raises that modern scourge of our profession: decision-makers wanting to get at our clients’ behaviour through us.
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OpinionEmbracing the IT revolution
We need to move on from awareness that a technological revolution is coming, and take difficult and sometimes expensive decisions to cope with its consequences.
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OpinionCJEU decision on Polish judicial crisis may echo here
Court may be asked to pass judgment on aspects of any Brexit deal.
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OpinionBusting legal myths in Europe
A comparative report on justice from the Council of Europe bursts the bubble of UK exceptionalism. Policymakers should study it
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OpinionIT and the definition of cross-border legal services
The rise in unregulated electronic platforms has caught the international trading system unawares.
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OpinionLaw Society scores in strategic litigation
Chancery Lane shows its worth in courtroom challenges over legal aid, advice privilege and mass surveillance.
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OpinionNo-deal advice: take action now
A torrent of technical papers from DExEU deserves close attention.
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OpinionA Law Society Judiciary Committee?
The UK could emulate one aspect of the US's Supreme Court appointment circus.
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OpinionWhat the end of the WTO would mean for lawyers
The US is already pushing the World Trade Organisation to the very edge.
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OpinionAML regime is not fit for purpose
Laundered money has continued to pour into the UK in damagingly large quantities. Time for an utterly fresh approach.
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OpinionCJEU dragged into political disputes
The constitutional crisis in Poland epitomises the CJEU’s widened remit.
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OpinionClient instructions and the public interest - again
Cases are mounting where solicitors are identified with their clients’ interests and behaviour in carrying out instructions against what is perceived as the public interest.
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OpinionBench test should not favour bar
Hardly a week goes by without confirmation that we are facing a judicial recruitment crisis.
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OpinionSRA's price publication demand was inevitable
The Law Society has published an important briefing paper on information solicitors’ firms will likely have to publish on their websites.