Opinion – Page 184
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OpinionAre the courts embracing technology?
Judicial Ways of Working: 2022. What are the main challenges?
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OpinionWhy sack the only people propping up our justice system?
Court staff are papering over the cracks: now we’re set to hand them a P45.
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OpinionImmigration JRs: paramount duty is to the court
Professional ethics put us in a difficult position, but further guidelines would not be helpful.
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OpinionMore Brexit cases before the CJEU
Cases before the CJEU appear to fall into two categories: those which go to the heart of Brexit, and those in which Brexit is more incidental.
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OpinionIn for the long haul
The goal of a rapid exchange of contracts must not come at the expense of sacrificing the long-term preservation of our clients’ interests.
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OpinionHome truths in the workplace
Insurers require full disclosure - what does it mean for solicitors if they don’t get it?
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OpinionFocus on fundamentals
Solicitors face daily reminders that they must not forget their core duties.
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OpinionTime to end the ‘hostility’
Windrush scandal offers an opportunity to set a new tone for immigration.
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OpinionMunby leaves family justice in reassuring hands
Sir Andrew McFarlane will become president of the family division in July.
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OpinionHolding big business to account
State of the nation: Lawyers are leading the charge to obtain redress over human rights breaches by mega-corps.
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OpinionShould I go down the path of self-employed barrister or solicitor advocate?
I’m currently in my second year of studying law, with an interest in practising family law and criminal law when I graduate. I know from doing mooting and criminal advocacy competitions that court work is something I’m very interested in, but I am worried about the prospect of being a ...
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OpinionThe City seeks ‘Goldilocks’ solution on post-Brexit disputes
The number of disputes must be just right for the the trade in financial services to thrive post-Brexit.
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OpinionTV REVIEW: BBC One's The Split
The Beeb's six-part drama is set in London's glossy divorce circuit.
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OpinionOur future in the information age
EU data-sharing sounds like a dry subject but it goes to the heart of law enforcement and human rights.
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OpinionOver-packaged LPAs
I read with interest Philip Evans’ 16 April letter (‘A better way for an LPA’). He suggested a single-page certificate similar to a grant of probate as proof of a lasting power of attorney, to avoid the lengthy work involved in certifying current powers.
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OpinionWindrush compensation
The targeting and detaining of undocumented Caribbean migrants who (it must be not be forgotten) were invited to work in the UK, and have been living, working, raising families, paying taxes and collecting pensions since the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in 1948, is grossly unconscionable, divisive and utterly disgraceful.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Lloyd George: Statesman or Scoundrel
Lloyd George: Statesman or Scoundrel Richard Wilkinson £25, I.B. Tauris Only one solicitor has ever become prime minister of the UK. You can find his portrait in the lobby of the Law Society’s HQ in Chancery Lane – so long as you take a sharp left at ...