All Opinion articles – Page 2
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OpinionThank you, Lord Goddard
We would do well to recall a memorably sensible judgment from Lord Goddard, lord chief justice from 1946 to 1958.
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OpinionAn enduring work on power and conflict
Far from glorifying conflict, 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu champions strategy, restraint, preparation and timing - all qualities often underused in adversarial legal practice.
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OpinionWill Taylor Swift sign a prenup?
We're more likely to see Taylor Swift's 13th album before significant movement on pre-nuptial agreements in England and Wales.
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OpinionHow to be trusted
The 'Trust Equation' is a helpful tool to reflect on how trustworthy lawyers are, and how we might improve.
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OpinionWho polices international arbitration?
Judges and the courts are highly regulated, but this area of work - of such key importance to the UK economy - largely escapes.
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OpinionHow do we charge for AI-assisted work?
Hourly billing will not disappear overnight, but the momentum is clearly toward more flexible, transparent, and client-aligned pricing models.
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OpinionLimiting jury trials will not fix the criminal justice system
Rather than addressing the issues, setting up a new bench division and limiting jury trials merely shifts the burden from one place to another.
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OpinionLand, peace, security… and children, surely?
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been taken. There is talk of a land deal, but no children deal is on the table.
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OpinionA system separated from the Daniel Blakes it is supposed to serve
James E Hurford reviews Nick O’Brien's 'Politics and Administrative Justice: Postliberalism, Street-Level Bureaucracy and the Reawakening of Democratic Citizenship'.
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OpinionCan legal ethics survive private equity ownership?
Only owners who recognise the link between principled conduct and long-term success will achieve the returns they seek.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Taking the side of trainees, neurodivergent people and mental health, and the duty solicitor gender divide: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionThe ombudsman’s waiting room?
Telling clients how to complain not just at the start of a matter but again at the end sounds harmless. For law firms that live and die by their client work, it is a distraction.
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OpinionEverything will change – including training
Of all those lawyers whose education will be disrupted by AI, trainees and junior lawyers are the most affected: their most basic skills are in danger of erosion.
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OpinionAn office cat that was feline helpful
David Pickup reviews 'A Cat’s Lesson: Mr Perkins Goes to School'.
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OpinionCAT steps up scrutiny of collective action fees
There is never a dull moment in the collective actions sphere.