Latest blog – Page 157
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OpinionBusiness, human rights and lawyers
The two roles of running a business and giving legal advice need to be carefully separated.
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OpinionGetting with the program
The digital court revolution has begun, but what will it mean for lawyers and litigants?
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OpinionManchester in the lead
Lawyers will welcome the chance to help innovate, but the opportunity to ‘go first’ brings risks.
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OpinionChanged utterly: Easter 1916 and the law
The mainland UK legal community responded slowly, but in the end honourably, to events in Dublin 100 years ago.
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OpinionIncome recognition: firms are kidding themselves
The truth about income isn’t always pretty – but it’s got to be told.
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OpinionBudget 2016: succession barriers
There is nothing in George Osborne’s announcement to help enable partners to address retirement issues.
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OpinionLegal apprenticeships – nothing to lose
Widening access to the profession will ensure high-calibre candidates from all backgrounds succeed.
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OpinionLand Registry sale may not compute
Technology could make the title register less attractive to private buyers.
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OpinionPlaying with regulation
The LSB appears to have overlooked its duty to encourage an ‘independent, strong, and effective’ profession.
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OpinionAn intellectually sloppy AG
Jeremy Wright’s speech on the role of the attorney general achieved the advocate’s nightmare.
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OpinionBrexit – leaving messages
Law and justice issues must be to the fore in event of Brexit negotiations.
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OpinionEasy way round new bail limits
Policing and Criminal Justice Bill must do more to reduce uncertainty for suspects and victims.
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OpinionLawyers are proving shy over short trials
Streamlining in the Rolls Building has got off to a slow start.
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OpinionTrade deals, lawyers and the EU
Are we better off on our own in international trade deals with Canada and the US, or better off in the EU?
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OpinionCustodial sentencing treats women harshly
Better use of existing legal provisions can alter an unjust imbalance in sentencing.
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OpinionDrive out the solicitor touts
Regulators must abandon their indifferent attitude to touting for business.
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OpinionWarming the bench
A large number of jobs are soon to become vacant in the senior judiciary. So who’s in the running?
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OpinionDo not rush into fixed costs
At this stage, there are too many questions about how the grand plan will work.