All Opinion articles – Page 19
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OpinionIlluminating guide to a complex area of law
Book review: The Law of Rights of Light (2nd edition).
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OpinionMother in Law: Procrastination part 2 – slay the day!
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionPlanning: is a change gonna come?
We may not get the planning system that we deserve; we will get the one that we pay for.
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OpinionMake sure solicitor apprenticeships come with a badge
Law firms and in-house legal departments that hire apprentices should replicate some of the wider benefits of the traditional 3-4 years at university.
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OpinionDown with all this
The way protest is treated by the law is one of those legal topics where everyone has a view.
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OpinionFuture of criminal law needs to start with students
How can a career as a criminal practitioner ever compete with the riches on offer in the City?
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OpinionLetters roundup: 29 July
The cost of qualification and dealing with claimants who string out litigation: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionPeaceful climate protest: a headache for Labour
Were the Just Stop Oil activists who were recently sentenced to four and five years in prison justly or unjustly convicted and sentenced?
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OpinionHistory book full of gems
Book review: Sources of English Legal History: Public Law to 1750 by Sir John Baker.
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OpinionBehind the emotional toll of child protection work
Book review: In Harm’s Way: The Memoir of a Child Protection Lawyer by Teresa Thornhill.
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OpinionThe need for 'judicial ADR activism' after Churchill v Merthyr Tydfill
For alternative dispute resolution to be a truly integral part of the civil court process, judges must be 'ADR active'.
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OpinionA gallop through history
Building Safety Act 2022: A Guide for Property Lawyers, edited by Andrew Butler KC and Ian Quayle.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 19 July 2024
Lugano uncertainty, resolving retainers and a positive probate experience: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionComplaints track
Legal Services Consumer Panel has a penchant for accentuating the negative when it comes to client service.
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OpinionCouncil bodies want shot of SEND legal duties
Am I too cynical in my assessment of what I see as a partial, self-serving report, whose conclusions were never in doubt?
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OpinionMind the caring gap
Caring for someone else isn’t so much of an ‘if’ but a ‘when’ for most of us. Employers need to implement policies that address the unpredictable and emotional nature of caring.
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OpinionThe failures of success
Our profession should not tolerate working hours for young people of over 11 or 12 hours per day, however well-paid they are.
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OpinionKing’s speech: Labour’s long to-do list
‘Hillsborough law’ is promised to be ‘the catalyst for a changed culture in the public sector by improving transparency and accountability’. How can you enforce a measure such as this?