All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 9
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OpinionA small Brexit dividend for lawyer-client confidentiality?
Proposed wording in our government’s new rules on lawyers’ reporting obligations misses out a principal mischief.
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OpinionCovid dents world trade hopes
Now that the Cop26 climate change conference is over, work is gearing up for the next major international meeting with consequences for lawyers.
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OpinionMigrant challenge: it’s all our fault now
A government which incites hatred and violence against professionals must be resisted at every turn.
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Opinion'The UK is not remotely a corrupt country'
In a potential Venn diagram representing corruption in the UK, is there a circle containing lawyers which overlaps with a central corruption circle?
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OpinionShould a law school be named after a genocidal judge?
Hastings College of Law is named after Serranus Hastings, who promoted and financed 'Indian-hunting' expeditions during the Gold Rush.
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OpinionLawyers to the barricades
The reputation of the profession is at stake where lawyers are identified with their clients’ interests. The Law Society must protect us against unjustified attack.
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OpinionSailing in the good ship Law Society
Being a Council member is like being a passenger on a crowded ocean liner: either yelling to point out the beautiful island, or the icebergs which loom ahead.
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OpinionIn the AML parade, the emperor has no clothes
Our present financial regulatory structure is not fit for purpose.
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OpinionWill the army now be called out for legal sector shortages?
Access to legal services is the Cinderella of our national scene: abandoned in the scullery.
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OpinionHow Strasbourg protects lawyers’ rights
There has been public speculation that one of the reasons why Dominic Raab accepted becoming lord chancellor was to enable him to have another go at abolishing the 1998 Human Rights Act.
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OpinionWho can save Maxim Znak?
What can we do to help our colleagues, other than have our professional organisations write letters?
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OpinionWhat happens when the robots go rogue?
Who pays the bill when AI gets it wrong is a question that will soon become central to a lawyer's work.
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Opinion‘Staying on’ in the EU
I hope that someone somewhere is writing a history of those UK nationals who remain living in the EU after the UK’s decision to leave, examining why they stayed, how they feel about the experience, and whether they are prospering.
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OpinionHands off our private lives
Professional organisations now aim to turn lawyers into active citizens beyond the office.
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OpinionWhat does climate change mean for your practice?
Whether believers or deniers, the work related to climate change is already here and needs to be dealt with.
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OpinionHelp from abroad on remote hearings
Guidelines set out certain fundamental principles for fairness, access to materials and equality of arms.
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OpinionGlobal Britain – the ups and downs for lawyers
'Global Britain' means two things: the outward story of our lawyers being able to practise in other countries, and the inward position covering other countries' use of our domestic legal services.
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OpinionWhy our AML regime needs a radical overhaul
We need to be bold - consider the French bar’s solution, under which lawyers are not allowed to hold clients’ money.
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OpinionShould governments be trammelled or untrammelled?
Electorates, being human, can make mistakes. Governments can, too.