All Opinion articles – Page 182
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OpinionLet the market - not the SRA - force price transparency
The best firms are already being innovative – so why take away their competitive advantage?
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OpinionTories should be the natural party of justice
Through serial incompetence, the Conservatives have allowed the left to set the rule-of-law agenda.
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OpinionStaying out in front
A new campaign to safeguard the UK’s status as global legal centre is welcome - but we must keep our continental colleagues onside.
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OpinionHuman rights can’t be conditional on a work permit
Virginia Mantouvalou highlights plight of undocumented migrants - whose unenviable status is a byproduct of our dysfunctional immigration and employment laws.
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OpinionTaxing times
I have before me a letter dated 18 September 1967 from a long-deceased client to my long-deceased partner John Mossop. Dear John Income tax returns I am pleased that the inspector has had no difference of opinion with you over the capital section. All my life time ...
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OpinionOpen justice for judges
Disciplinary proceedings involving the judiciary must be timely and transparent.
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OpinionSad indictment of judiciary
Clare Moulder’s elevation to the High Court bench is not a ‘significant’ cause for celebration in the context of boosting diversity.
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Opinion
Flawed petition
The new-style divorce petition uses clearer language to explain how it should be completed, hopefully making life easier for the litigant in person, and court staff. However, in respect of a petition based on adultery, the new petition may cause greater confusion, complication and cost. Whereas the old-style petition asked ...
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Life from the inside
The Knife Went In: Real-life murders and our culture, Theodore Dalrymple
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OpinionA gilded age for lawyers?
There is a growing tendency for the current generation of lawyers to cast a somewhat jaundiced eye on those of us of an earlier time. They may well have a point. The past is indeed a different country; we did things very differently there. How did we ever justify the ...
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OpinionSigning off on LPA abuse
I was concerned to read about suggestions from the Financial Conduct Authority on removing the requirement for a physical signature on a lasting power of attorney. An LPA is a powerful legal document that allows a person to appoint trusted individuals to make important decisions about their health and financial ...
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OpinionEarly modern lawyers in London
The legal sector revolves around Chancery Lane - just as it did for Pepys and Donne.
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OpinionTime to go?
Knowing when to call it a day is difficult. But work – however rewarding – is a prelude to all the possibilities available in retirement.
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OpinionJustice is too precious for political football
In every opinion poll consumers vote for justice, writes Sir Henry Brooke. Bach Commission’s proposals put their interests first.
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OpinionLeave Russia in the cold
Council of Europe must stand firm on Russia or it might as well shut down.
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OpinionCardiff: Our launch pad for expansion
Wales has established itself as a centre of opportunity for advisers.
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OpinionI'm sorry Wales, but you can't leave now
The Welsh legal sector is thriving. Has anyone asked the lawyers if they want a separate jurisdiction?