All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 29
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OpinionWho can act in European patents?
Quality control issues arise over the right of representation in the Unified Patent Court.
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OpinionBorder counsel
How to decide between a pro- or anti-European approach at the forthcoming elections.
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OpinionCybersecurity – an urgent priority
The latest Snowden revelations should make law firms think seriously about data protection.
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OpinionThe human right to be a lawyer
A recent ECtHR ruling over conditions for access has resonance for all bars in Europe.
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OpinionIT can’t do it all
Technology is changing the way we work. But there are certain things only lawyers can do.
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OpinionAlarming lessons from the US
Legal education needs to prepare tomorrow’s lawyers for the automated world in which they will be operating.
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OpinionVAT and access to justice
A Belgian challenge to paying VAT on legal services reawakens a dormant debate for the whole of Europe.
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OpinionFinland goes its own way
On legal aid and regulation, the country is travelling in a different direction to much of Europe.
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OpinionSolicitors and the First World War
In this centenary year, how will we commemorate lawyers who perished in the Great War?
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OpinionGrayling’s Christmas Carol
The justice secretary plays Scrooge in a distinctly modern version of Dickens’ tale.
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OpinionLawyers and lobbying
So far, lawyers have not fared well in the discourse over transparency in a lobbying bill.
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OpinionEdward Snowden, lawyers and MEPs
The European Parliament isn’t constrained in the way national parliaments are when scrutinising the Snowden case.
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OpinionEU criminal law: a full programme
There has been a mixed reaction to the latest round of EU recommendations and directives.
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OpinionABSs - the idea which won’t go away
The debate about alternative business structures has reached Ireland and Canada – and is set to continue to rage around the world.
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OpinionTrials and error
Lawyers work within an oppositional framework that is intrinsic to democracy.
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OpinionThe latest Euro news
Here’s the latest news I should have heard… if the cricket wasn’t taking over the airwaves.
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OpinionWhat’s new at the European courts?
Developments at the two courts should be followed intently by lawyers.
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OpinionLegal 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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OpinionCultural sensitivities
Should bars lobby on issues which do not directly affect the regulation or practice of law?