All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 5
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OpinionSolicitors are instruments of justice
To deal with attacks raining down on us, lawyers need a second strap-line: ‘And if clients’ interests conflict with justice, justice wins’.
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OpinionClued up on cross-border trade in legal services
IBA publishes updated version of its 'Guide to International Trade Agreements for IBA Member Bars'.
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OpinionThe normalisation of failure
Where are the substantive proposals to reverse the sinking of our justice system? Small, piecemeal suggestions won’t do it.
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OpinionLawyers, wake up – your data is being scraped
Law was not written for an age of mass data scraping from millions of places without consent. US lawsuits will presumably begin to sort out the mess.
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OpinionChanges in citizens' rights after Brexit
Some of Brexit's legal consequences for British citizens have emerged over recent days.
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OpinionHow others see us
The march of the Wagner group on Moscow and an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal might seem to have nothing in common.
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OpinionThree types of SLAPPs
Defining what is a strategic litigation against public participation remains one of the most elusive targets of all anti-SLAPP legislation.
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OpinionDoes AI spell the end for the SRA?
This is not an end-of-lawyer article, but an end-of-regulation question.
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OpinionDisposable law, disposable lawyers
In political discourse, lawyers are to be picked up and used for one’s advantage, and then disposed of with a few jeers.
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OpinionEnough waiting: here is some AI guidance for lawyers
Three basic rules for using generative artificial intelligence tools.
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OpinionSo much good work for lawyers goes unsung
There is a natural tendency for members of professional organisations to take pleasure in running down the headquarters.
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OpinionJudges join lawyers in the bear pit
Judges are also facing heavy pressure at the intersection between law and justice.
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Opinion21st century justice: look abroad for new ideas
The Law Society's justice project aims to develop ideas to revitalise access to justice, ADR and digitalisation. We must look at how other countries achieve the same goals.
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OpinionFive legal wishes after the Coronation
Jonathan Goldsmith reflects on the Coronation Oath, coherence between symbols and the world we inhabit, and peaceful protestors.
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OpinionLessons of the CBI scandal
Are our systems robust enough to encourage an environment where people can both work easily with each other and also call out wrong behaviour?
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OpinionWhen BigLaw's mask slips
'Non-negotiable expectations' of how junior lawyers should behave, shared at a US firm's training event, have created an inevitable online storm.
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OpinionLawyers: beware AI’s hallucinations
As chatbots confidently pump out false information, professional bodies should take notice.
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OpinionHere's hoping for a golden age
We can neither look back nor forward to a time when our citizens’ access to dispute resolution and legal transactions can be held out as an ideal model.
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OpinionCool rules for a hot debate
When there is conflict between public interest and the client’s interest, what is the correct balance? The more we argue about this topic, the better.
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OpinionUnworkable bills and the rule of law
What happens when a government passes laws which are not capable of being implemented?