Opinion – Page 10
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OpinionNothing changes if nothing changes
In 2018, figures from Chambers Student confirmed that City firms were lagging behind the market in addressing diversity within their workforce.
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OpinionWhy race should not be the overriding factor when adopting a child
'Same race' policy is an impossible aspiration in adoption placement.
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OpinionLost art of collaboration
Many residential conveyancers are finding operating in lockdown a difficult and sometimes painful experience. We are coming to terms with transacting business using a model that is cumbersome, outdated and ill-suited to the current limitations imposed on us. Everything seems to take twice if not three times as long ...
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OpinionBeware of fraudsters homing in
John Hyde reports that the SRA has warned that ‘cybercriminals are eyeing up lawyers working from home as potentially easy targets for online fraud’.
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OpinionA person covenanting with himself
I recently received an inheritance from my cousin, who died intestate domiciled in England. Four other cousins of the deceased shared the estate, so that each beneficiary received a one-fifth interest.
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OpinionWhat is not communicated matters
I was interested to read Catherine Baksi’s feature ‘Home-made justice’ (6 April) about the use of Skype in a three-day hearing of a Court of Protection case; in particular, the detailed reporting of the impact of the use of a remote platform from the perspective of all involved.
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OpinionDangers of the default mode
Catherine Baksi’s report on the remotely conducted court hearing (8 April) is a crucial contribution to the detailed debate we really must have in preparation for the post-coronavirus legal landscape we all crave and need to work towards. Lest remote hearings might then too readily become the default position, ...
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OpinionProbate: Are too many hopeless contentious cases being settled?
A recent decision illustrates a concerning trend of cases brought under the 1975 Inheritance Act.
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OpinionLetters roundup - 6 April 2020
Benefits of transparency and e-filing failings: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionCoronavirus Q&A: Executing wills
Common queries answered about how best to execute wills during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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OpinionLetters roundup - 23 March 2020
Forcing change on a reluctant judiciary In March 2018 David Lammy MP told the Gazette: ‘Find me an ethnic minority judge and I’ll buy you a beer.’ That came after the justice secretary David Lidington rejected Lammy’s recommendation (made in an independent review commissioned by David Cameron) that by ...
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OpinionAll jury trials must be suspended immediately
Decision to continue with trials of 3 days or less is wholly irresponsible in amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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OpinionSheikh Mohammed: media and courts protect vulnerable children
A judge treated reporters with respect and they responded by respecting his orders. Their reward was a cracking story.
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OpinionExposing the true cost of intimate relationships
Intimate Lies and the Law | Jill Elaine Hasday
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OpinionLetters roundup - 3 February 2020
Criminally unbalanced justice and a mediation pitfall: your letters to the editor.