All Opinion articles – Page 46
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OpinionScared by cyber-attacks? You should be
AI means targeted scam attacks are about to get a lot more common and much more sophisticated. And for the cybercriminal, law firms are very desirable prey.
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OpinionArticled clerks who bust the dams
Two of the key figures on the RAF’s most celebrated wartime mission were trainee solicitors. Both paid the highest price.
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OpinionMental Health Awareness Week: Profession needs a culture change
The legal sector now offers greater flexibility and new ways of working. But there has also been a blurring of boundaries between life and work, and increased anxiety.
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OpinionMother in Law: Life hacks
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionTime-bar: getting away with fraud
Is it time to extend the limitation period for fraud civil claims?
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OpinionFive legal wishes after the Coronation
Jonathan Goldsmith reflects on the Coronation Oath, coherence between symbols and the world we inhabit, and peaceful protestors.
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OpinionA guide through the Odyssey of tort law
Common Law and Civil Law Perspectives on Tort Law Common Law and Civil Law Perspectives on Tort Law Mauro Bussani, Anthony J Sebok and Marta Infantino £64, Oxford University Press This study of comparative tort law sets out in readable prose to deconstruct tort law ...
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OpinionCompelling stories from the frontline
The Jury’s Out: A lawyer’s tales from courts and jails Anthony Harkavy £10.99, Best Books and Films This is an excellent collection of some very enjoyable short stories about the law and lawyers. They are great fun and varied. Many are courtroom dramas; ...
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OpinionAmerican beauty
There are two types of country in the world: those where the government can tell lawyers what their ethical responsibilities are and those that cannot.
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OpinionYour Last Gift – Getting Your Affairs in Order
Your Last Gift – Getting Your Affairs in Order Matthew Hutton £19.99, Nielsen This compact and very readable book is described as being ‘about as useful as a book can be’ by no less a luminary than Stephen Fry – and I would certainly ...
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OpinionClear evidence that the SFO is making progress
With more direct challenges to case work decisions, outcomes will improve and the risk of future case failures will reduce.
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OpinionChalk – and cheese?
The new lord chancellor and justice secretary is unlikely to have clout in cabinet to secure the funding and investment the justice system so desperately needs. But he's far from powerless.
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OpinionStop the 'Squid Game' of solicitor training
We need greater diversity in training opportunities - it’s time for smaller law firms, not-for-profits and in-house teams to get on board.
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OpinionLessons of the CBI scandal
Are our systems robust enough to encourage an environment where people can both work easily with each other and also call out wrong behaviour?
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