All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 17
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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.
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OpinionThe Brexit white paper and the role of the CJEU
Examining the impact of the white paper on the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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OpinionChequers summit and lawyers
The long-term outlook in the EU for legal services post-Brexit is grim indeed.
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OpinionAI and the law – much has already been done
A focus on the use of algorithms in the justice system is to be welcomed.
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OpinionMigrant crisis – we need a mobile advice clinic
Immigration is one of the defining issues of our time.
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OpinionBeing a council member
Great efforts have been made to ensure that all parts of the profession are reflected.
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OpinionHow deregulation harms our trade in legal services
High regulatory standards give other negotiators less to complain about in trade talks.
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OpinionThe LSB’s exercise in futility
Super regulator’s public censure makes absolutely no contribution to the problems lawyers face.
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OpinionIs it even possible to leave the EU?
Brussels is being described as the ‘soft regulator’ of the world.
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OpinionBeware the growing mistrust in lawyers
Magic circle firms have been facing scrutiny from House of Commons committees of late.
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OpinionLet us rule out arbitration for post-Brexit UK-EU disputes
What are the options for a future UK-EU dispute settlement mechanism?
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OpinionMore Brexit cases before the CJEU
Cases before the CJEU appear to fall into two categories: those which go to the heart of Brexit, and those in which Brexit is more incidental.
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OpinionHolding big business to account
State of the nation: Lawyers are leading the charge to obtain redress over human rights breaches by mega-corps.
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OpinionOur future in the information age
EU data-sharing sounds like a dry subject but it goes to the heart of law enforcement and human rights.
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OpinionTrump turns spotlight on attorney-client privilege
Should the Trump-Cohen case on attorney-client privilege be an opportunity to speak out and explain the doctrine?
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OpinionThe other side of GREAT
Who suffers if we continue to lead globally on dispute resolution post-Brexit?
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OpinionOur problems reflected in the US
We are not alone in the UK in the difficulties we face as lawyers. Many countries are going through similar travails.