All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 28
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OpinionLawyers and immigration
Lawyers have a crucial role to play in upholding migrants’ rights and dignity.
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OpinionImagining the future of legal services
The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Commission on the Future of Legal Services has issued its opening salvo.
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OpinionLawyers: no half-secrets
The erosion of professional secrecy ‘for the public good’ bodes ill for lawyers.
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OpinionTwo European cases of interest
Spain was unhappy that all future unitary patents must be submitted only in languages allowed by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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OpinionEuropean court problems
Now is the time to solve the intractable resourcing issues at the EU General Court.
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OpinionGCHQ – lawyers’ dilemma
Does the battle against terrorism mean that we should accept some interception of lawyer-client messages?
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OpinionSome important IBA products
Significant documents came out of the recent conference in Tokyo.
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OpinionWhat is a lawyer?
The boundary between being a lawyer and non-lawyer is becoming blurred – but we still have one thing to hold on to.
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FeatureLaundry service
A new guide to detecting money laundering contains everything a lawyer needs to know.
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OpinionA new EU term begins
After the protracted handover of European commissions, there is much to keep lawyers occupied.
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OpinionShakespeare and lawyers
We should stop obsessing over one of the playwright’s most famous lines. It was just a joke.
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OpinionBritish rights are best, OK
Is there a difference between a British bill of rights and a bill of British rights – other than the change in place of the word ‘British’?
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OpinionQuestion time, EU-style
European Commissioners-designate are set to be grilled by MEPs, and all eyes will be on those responsible for justice.
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OpinionJudges, judges everywhere
There is a proliferation of organisations in Europe representing judges. Do we need them all?
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OpinionEuropean Lawyers Day
The first event of its kind aims to celebrate the rule of law and promote lawyers’ common values.
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OpinionClients’ money in the news
A raft of measures to prevent money laundering highlights the difficulty lawyers face in holding confidential financial information for clients in a high-tech world.
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OpinionA course in US history
Solid rock of US constitution stands in the way of EU-US free trade talks.
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OpinionIf only Lord Hill were Lady Hill
The UK’s new European commissioner candidate may face one insuperable problem – he is not a woman.
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OpinionHot topics at ABA meeting
Long-running issues - including a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the US - are up for discussion in Boston.