All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 28
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Opinion
Legal expenses insurance: very good news
The legal insurance industry is keeping cases away from lawyers but there is good news on client choice.
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Cultural sensitivities
Should bars lobby on issues which do not directly affect the regulation or practice of law?
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PII - who decides who will practise?
Changing the law may not make the slightest bit of difference to the availability of insurance.
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The EU needs your justice priorities
Lawyers are invited to engage with the European Commission’s justice priority plans for the next five years.
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The day I spoke at Harvard
The IBA has much to be grandiose about, but members should not be made to feel small.
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Finding a new plot
Developments in legal services often follow a similar pattern. Are current events more like Dracula or Sleeping Beauty?
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How others see us
People beyond our borders view our regulatory framework with bemusement – there should be one regulator for all UK lawyers.
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Lawyer education - lessons from the US
An ABA document on lawyer training in the United States considers if courses have become too academic.
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The diversity of European bars
CEEBA meeting reveals different challenges lawyers face across the continent.
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Is there an EU ‘rule of law’ crisis?
EU justice commissioner says European Commission should have power to settle rule of law problems in member states.
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Trademarks: a new hot issue
Changes to trademark applications rules could have implications for small and medium-sized businesses.
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On law and war
The Syrian situation reminds us that the law and courts exist to prevent a repeat of the horrors of the past.
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Weighing conveyancing against human rights
Does the current approach to human rights mean we should change our mind about the value of every aspect of a lawyer’s work?
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We are all Edward Snowden’s lawyer
Recent revelations of government spying raise concerns about attorney-client privilege, writes Jonathan Goldsmith. What are bar associations doing to help protect it?
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Exploding myths about cross-border movement
Jonathan Goldsmith looks at the directives that allow EU lawyers to practise in other member states without having to requalify.
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The jury’s out on the European Public Prosecutor
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the case of United Kingdom vs the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
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A song and dance over Europe
I preferred to be a wall-flower last week rather than join in the wild and shameless hokey cokey led by the government over the decision both to opt out and then opt back in to various EU criminal law measures. We will opt out of 135 and opt back in ...
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The best of summer holiday reading
It’s the time of year when every respectable journal tells you what reading to pack for the beach, and so here goes. Crime The fiction list for lawyers has not been strong this year. A late contender is the publication in the last few days of the Financial Action Task ...