Latest blog – Page 144
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OpinionEurope and regulating lawyers
Whether we leave the Single Market or not, the direction of travel on lawyer regulation is the same.
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OpinionChanging offices
Brexit is not the only constitutional issue of our time – the roles of attorney general and lord chancellor must be addressed.
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OpinionElite law firms play for high stakes
No firm is too big to fail in this highly competitive space.
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OpinionThese PI reforms ignore the most vulnerable road users
All the attention is on potential fraud caused by car drivers – where is the much-needed protection for those on two wheels?
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OpinionEnvironmental costs rules under attack
The ability to bring environmental cases is an essential ingredient of any democratic society. Efforts to undermine this offend the rule of law.
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OpinionBusiness and tax planning – new year resolutions for your practice
The proactive steps law firms can take this year.
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OpinionWhy lawyers should oppose press coercion by costs
For better or worse, journalists do not belong among the regulated professions.
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OpinionEU champions rule of law
The European Commission's response to the deterioration of the rule of law in Poland is an attempt to protect us all.
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OpinionBench warmers
This year heralds a changing of the guard among the senior judiciary. Who’s on the way up?
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OpinionBrexit and trade: common interests
Can this confederation of 52 nations offer some kind of substitute for the EU?
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OpinionLawyers: what you need to do in 2017
Law firms of all sizes must embrace technology, reinvestment and new ways of working.
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OpinionCan Addleshaw Goddard Luther be different?
Finding a way to stand out remains the single biggest headache for any senior and managing partner.
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OpinionThe cash is flowing into litigation
Funding industry's overall direction of travel is clear.
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OpinionBrexit and the European court
If the EU gets its way we will be jumping from the control of one court to another on leaving the union.
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OpinionMy alternative legal awards for 2016
The usual mixture of foul-ups and faux pas made headlines this year – here’s a selection of the best.
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OpinionLawyers managing change
Sceptical lawyers must engage with ‘change management’ in the face of strong threats to stability.
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OpinionMediation today – settlement or structural failure?
Legal practitioners are increasingly impervious to the arts of mediation – but it can achieve remarkable results.
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OpinionBalfour: not a suitable case for lawfare
Courts are not the forum to rule on a 1917 declaration on Palestine.
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OpinionHate speech – privatising law enforcement
Leading IT companies sidestep potential legal liabilities arising from online hate speech. What should we do about it?