All Opinion articles – Page 44
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OpinionSocial Mobility Awareness Day: Profession asked to #SpeakMore
Launched in 2022, today’s Social Mobility Awareness Day exists to promote wider conversations around the issue and to encourage action that brings about positive change.
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OpinionCould exemplary damages discourage corporate wrongdoings?
A 'punishment tax' would change attitudes of current and prospective wrong-doers towards litigation risk.
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OpinionWill rent reform improve security for tenants?
Renters (Reform) Bill introduced to parliament last month could transform the private rental market.
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OpinionThe last post
There should be a race to understand, and fix, flaws in legal ethics that the Horizon IT inquiry may throw into sharp relief.
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OpinionDisposable law, disposable lawyers
In political discourse, lawyers are to be picked up and used for one’s advantage, and then disposed of with a few jeers.
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OpinionPost Office scandal: echoes of Watergate?
Enormity of scandal for the profession can be compared to the break-in into the Democrats’ campaign office and ensuing cover-up.
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OpinionLord Denning: Life, Law and Legacy
Not many judges have biographers. Very few indeed have three. The authors of the first two biographies of Lord Denning knew him well and wrote in his lifetime.
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OpinionPolice Procedure and Evidence in the Criminal Justice System
Unlike many books in the field of policing, Police Procedure and Evidence in the Criminal Justice System is incredibly interactive and arguably visionary in its method of incorporating an online presence at the end of each chapter.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 9 June 2023
IPSO criticism and banks putting critical client business on hold: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionBest of the blogs - 10 June 2023
10 June 2023. Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
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OpinionMother in Law: Stress (again)
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionMaking flexible training a reality
Profession's lack of part time training opportunities means we miss out on talented people who can’t commit to training full time.
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OpinionCourtroom drama: Prince Harry at the Rolls
The Duke of Sussex's appearance at the High Court drew a huge crowd in and outside the Rolls Building.
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OpinionEnough waiting: here is some AI guidance for lawyers
Three basic rules for using generative artificial intelligence tools.
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OpinionForcing change for homelessness cases
Many people are left sofa surfing when their cases are not properly processed as homelessness cases. Others are placed into accommodation without proper advice.
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OpinionSterling work
News that A&O plans to merge with Shearman & Sterling came out of nowhere. But is it a good idea?
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Opinion#LegalPride2023: 10 years since same-sex marriage became law
As the profession marks the start of Pride, we know the experience of LGBTQ+ solicitors could be improved.
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OpinionFour key challenges facing legal regulators
The legal world is changing fast, and regulators need to change too.