All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 25
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OpinionTax and professional secrecy
Lawyers are safe from having to disclose details of tax schemes. For now.
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OpinionShould the LSB chair resign?
If the government effectively seizes the wheel of the super-regulator, does that not signal a lack of confidence in its leader?
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OpinionUpholding lawyers’ values
Invoking a hitherto unused rule of law mechanism was a brave step by the European Commission.
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OpinionEuropean arrest warrant revisited
A new project aims to look at issues around what is seen as the most successful criminal law instrument developed by the EU.
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OpinionTime to bully lawyers
The government’s lawyer-bashing contrasts sharply with its appeasement of disgraced bankers and media groups.
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OpinionThe UK: from empire to colony?
EU law will continue to govern our data protection regime regardless of whether we are in or out of the union.
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OpinionNot taking lawyers seriously
Where is the evidence that making legal services regulators independent of their representative bodies will boost competition?
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OpinionModernising the 'modernisers'
Policymakers must focus on the legal services we need and discard ideological preconceptions.
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OpinionThreats to EU rule of law
The rule of law is one of the union’s main values. But two member states have come under recent scrutiny for straying from EU principles.
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OpinionDo your homework on legal training
Reformed routes to qualification must command respect in other jurisdictions.
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OpinionGreetings from a failed state
As I cower in my house, now is a good time to talk about the balance between liberty and security.
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OpinionVenezuela – a lawyers’ hell
Lawyers in Venezuela need support from their colleagues elsewhere.
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OpinionA little-known trade deal
There has been much emphasis on TTIP. But another agreement will affect lawyers’ markets too.
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OpinionMigration and interpretation – a potent mix
The current migration crisis is testing interpreting services across Europe. What is being done to ease the burden?
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OpinionEU single market upgrade – implications for lawyers
There is a good deal at stake in the coming upgrade of the single market. We lawyers need to pay particular attention.
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OpinionMigration crisis: lawyers respond
Europe’s lawyers are doing sterling work to help with the migration crisis.
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OpinionThe appeal of data protection
Most voters are not enthused by data protection issues, but there is much in them for lawyers.
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OpinionHouse prices and crime
The cumbersome regime imposed on solicitors to tackle money laundering is not working. The evidence is in sky-high house prices.
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OpinionIBA 2015 – key talking points
The independence of lawyers, money laundering and the refugee crisis are among the topics up for debate at this year’s conference.
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OpinionOnline platforms – lawyers act now!
Uber has grabbed the headlines but unregulated online services could threaten the legal landscape as we know it.