All News blog articles – Page 27
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OpinionIt’s impossible to solve the Mitchell riddle
Jackson wanted consistency; lawyers want common sense. The two are incompatible.
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OpinionNot one of the ‘pusillanimous’
Nigerian human rights lawyer Rommy Mom asked awkward questions and paid the price.
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OpinionPicking at the threads of justice
Op Cotton ruling removes the notion of the independent bar for complex cases, replacing it with an inadequate nationalised public defender.
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OpinionCPD reform: a ‘race to the bottom’?
The existing CPD regime may be ‘tick-box’; but what is likely to replace it is even more so.
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OpinionFix the courts instead of pushing ADR
Instead of constantly pushing alternative methods, the government should hire more court staff.
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OpinionCurse of phantom recruitment agents
The legal jobs market is picking up. But beware of time-wasters.
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OpinionRTA claims plummet, but insurers want more
For the government, assaults on claims are about ideology, not evidence.
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OpinionThe press has learned its lesson
Coverage of the arrest in relation to the Claudia Lawrence disappearance has been noticeably - and thankfully - cautious.
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OpinionPDS is a false economy
Why is the government willing to pay more for ‘public’ advocates than it is for the independent bar?
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OpinionComing to a primary school near you
The European elections are just a week away. What’s in them for lawyers?
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OpinionForget me. Not.
Google court ruling anticipates an EU ‘right of erasure’ – to the alarm of many.
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OpinionOh, grave new world!
Beware of tigers and don’t be fixated by the rear-view mirror, a lively Law Management Section conference hears.
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OpinionWhy cannibalism is coming to PI
Undersettlement claims will soon be rife in personal injury.
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OpinionSRA’s plans can only help the life of PII
Insurance proposals strike a Goldilocks balance between market freedom and consumer protection.
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OpinionLand Registry consultation is a sham
Leaked minutes suggest that some want to steam ahead with ‘privatisation’ before official decisions are taken.
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OpinionCan the public learn to love PI lawyers?
Personal injury lawyers are great at telling themselves how worthy they are – now for the outside world.
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OpinionA brave decision, but a dark day for justice
Yesterday’s collapse of a fraud trial for want of defence counsel delivered a grievous blow to our supposedly peerless justice system.
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OpinionJustice and the peace process
The Jean McConville case shows the urgent need for a truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland.
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OpinionBlindness on violence against women
The UK has still to ratify the Convention on Violence against Women.
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OpinionTo stay or not to stay...
How should courts resolve cases hit by the bar’s continued boycott of very high cost cases?