Latest blog – Page 57
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OpinionPostcard from abroad: Anthony Oldfield, Clifford Chance
Anthony Oldfield, office managing partner in São Paulo, examines the role of English law in M&A deals in Brazil.
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OpinionJudges on the up: tipping winners is tougher now
Who will succeed Lord Lloyd-Jones as the Welsh justice at the Supreme Court?
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OpinionOut of balance: should the AG lead the bar?
Critics suggest the role of the Attorney General has become increasingly politicised.
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OpinionOn fixed costs, the defendant voice is again the only one heard
The government wants to protect victims of clinical negligence, but it may be pricing them out of making a claim.
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OpinionSolicitor apprenticeships: Building the future of the legal profession
Holly Moore shares her experience of working as the first in-house solicitor apprentice at ITV.
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OpinionChinese New Year: To work or not to work?
Lawyers share their experiences and tips in dealing with taking time off during the festival.
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OpinionMother in law: Do you need a stylist to help you look the part?
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLawyers must boldly go into the metaverse
It is coming. It is here. There are law firms operating in it.
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OpinionTaking the fifth
Back to the office? Not quite. A Gazette straw poll of the top-30 law firms revealed that the vast majority will continue to allow staff to work flexibly at least two days a week. Hybrid working is the new default and a return to the status quo ante appears inconceivable. ...
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OpinionLawyer or leader? Obviously the best answer is to be both
Boris Johnson’s latest barb at Sir Keir Starmer’s legal background struck a nerve.
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OpinionCriminal legal aid response is too important to rush
The government must take its time to get the proposals right.
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OpinionHolocaust Memorial Day
Remembering and thinking about the Holocaust inspires us to identify and challenge racism today, wherever it festers, writes HHJ Lynn Roberts.
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OpinionLawfare: a new word to use against solicitors
‘Lawfare’ has now joined ‘professional enablers’ as a term of criticism when others describe the practices of some in our profession.
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OpinionNew year and a new broom for family justice?
From launching a public information campaign to supporting litigants in person: a look at the options the government could consider to improve the family justice landscape.
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OpinionDay of the Endangered Lawyer
Panel discussion chaired by Law Society international human rights adviser reveals perils of legal professionals around the world.
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OpinionAn illegal route for the Nationality and Borders Bill
The Home Office has some proposed laws on immigration and asylum – it just doesn’t have a legal system it should try to put them in.
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