Leader – Page 5
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OpinionBucking the market
We have learned to accept the primacy of ‘market forces’. Yet exceptions can always be made for reasons of political expediency.
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OpinionNew year resolution
As we enter 2024, I am determined to strike an uncharacteristically optimistic note.
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OpinionViolence in court
A disgruntled spouse in hot pursuit of a fleeing judge through the corridors of a courthouse sounds like something from a Carry On film. In reality, the scene which played out at Milton Keynes last week could hardly be a less appropriate prompt for ribaldry.
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OpinionThinking the ‘unthinkable’
I wish the Office for Budget Responsibility had been around when I was a young reporter.
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OpinionIn a blue funk
Potential ramifications for justice and the rule of law if, as the polls predict, the Tories suffer meltdown at the next general election.
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OpinionQuestion time
Now’s your chance to grill the regulator's top brass, as the Commons justice committee announces it will hear evidence on regulation from the SRA.
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OpinionSLAPPed down
It is a year since ministers pledged ‘comprehensive and targeted’ anti-SLAPP legislation. Still we wait.
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OpinionUnlimited shelf life
‘Legal London’ boasts world-class libraries. They all have gaps which should be filled.
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OpinionPrice points
Transparency Rules were introduced in 2018-19, yet over half of firms do not fully comply with the prices and services requirement. Why so?
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OpinionPlaying it safe
Paul Rogerson We do not lack examples of entropy in the justice system that serve as a metaphor for the whole. This week, we’ve had at least two. First, a flea infestation at Hull Crown Court that required the mobilisation of pest controllers. Rats, yes – but ...
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OpinionFirst Lady
Last week saw the installation of the first lady chief justice, the 98th judge to hold the top post.
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Opinion'Gratuitous' regulation
Aspects of the Bar Standards Board’s new guidance on social media strike me as questionable.
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OpinionForgetting the basics
We are seeing regular and multiple micro-breakdowns in the rule of law.
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OpinionHeroes welcome
Last week’s cover feature dwelt on the dangerous scapegoating of immigration and asylum solicitors over what are, in reality, egregious government policy errors.
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OpinionTanks on the lawn
The SRA’s capture of legal executives is by no means a done deal, although it is starting to look that way.
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OpinionUnfollowing the money
Comparators traditionally used to measure elite law firm performance appear to be on the way out.