All News blog articles – Page 11
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OpinionHeathrow runway litigation: brace for impact
Further rounds of legal challenges to airport expansion will bring the law into disrepute.
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OpinionLegal trouble with ‘aid for trade’
Legal and governance problems arise from the international development secretary's latest aim.
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OpinionJustice for victims of Gaza flotilla raid?
The Israel-Turkey agreement over the 2010 raid sidelines its victims and does nothing to contribute to a wider peace process.
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OpinionSolicitors can help UK avoid costly Brexit mistakes
The Law Society and solicitors can apply their specialist expertise as the country prepares to withdraw from the EU.
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OpinionHere’s how I’d tackle the whiplash culture
If the government must do something, it’s looking in the wrong place.
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OpinionThis obsession with timesheets is all wrong
One London practice has reportedly locked fee-earners out of their computers for poor timekeeping. But partners will be driven away if firms use more stick than carrot.
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OpinionBrexit: we must remain the global legal leader
The Law Society is working to ensure that England and Wales remains the go-to jurisdiction post-Brexit.
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OpinionBake Off: what’s to stop the BBC reinventing the show?
TV production companies try to accrue a mass of IP protections to fend off competition.
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OpinionLabour finally doing itself justice
It probably won’t win the public over, but Labour is openly wooing the legal profession.
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OpinionGrammar police heading to the bar
Will commas and full stops give the bar and clients nightmares?
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OpinionBrexit: maintaining cross-border rights
Cross-border practising rights must be a priority in planning for Brexit.
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OpinionMilitary claims: killing the lawyers?
Politicians and the press must stop vilifying lawyers for doing their job and upholding the rule of law.
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OpinionSRA 'jumping the gun'?
New vision for regulation should worry junior lawyers, says JLD chair Leanne Maund.
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OpinionFinally, a judgment we can all understand
I don’t want the law to be dumbed down, just made more manageable.
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OpinionBrexit: maintaining cross-border dispute regulations
Post-Brexit trade rules must not imperil more than £500bn of British business.
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OpinionPrivatising family law by the back door
Private financial dispute resolution hearings - a BUPA to the courts’ NHS - are thriving.
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OpinionFighting crime post-Brexit
Law Society chief executive Catherine Dixon explains why we must retain the European arrest warrant.
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OpinionStanding up to attacks on LPP
The Law Society will continue to vigorously counter a range of threats to legal professional privilege.