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Opinion – Page 18
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OpinionTechnology is no silver bullet
Technology was, is and must always remain a tool leading to effective and better delivery of justice, rather than some panacea.
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OpinionLand consent conundrum
Registry response to question of neighbouring owner’s consent to restricted land is unhelpful.
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OpinionPower in the Union
International organisations are important conduits for the exchange of knowledge – your letters to the editor of the Gazette
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OpinionCocktail of muddle and delay
Having practised in residential conveyancing for most of my working life, I was recently reminded of just how bad things have become.
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OpinionRighting wrongs
Your 12 November article on bullying in the courtroom is a timely reminder of certain practices that have absolutely no place in our judicial system. But may I raise just one note of caution.
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OpinionIt’s a dog’s life
There seems to be an increasing trend to take your pooch to the office. Indeed, one firm boasts as many as three office dogs on its website.
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OpinionNo complaints
With regard to the SRA register of disciplinary sanctions, perhaps the regulator would also open a register of all our (very justified) criticisms of its operation.
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OpinionA private function
To deny the seriously injured the right to choose private treatment would grossly undermine the most important aim of compensation
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OpinionBlame game
I suppose it rarely crosses the minds of property or commercial lawyers that they may create enmities sufficient to provoke violence. For criminal lawyers, there is the reassurance that they are on the side of those who might harbour and carry out violent acts. For the family lawyer it can ...
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OpinionA judge should have the final say over a child's fate
Should the worst happen to me, I would rather a judge, than my mum, decide what is in my best interests.
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OpinionWet signatures protect against fraud and abuse
Let’s make lasting powers of attorney easier - but we must be mindful of the risks involved.
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OpinionFlexible hours can’t always work
Proposals to increase the diversity of the profession are sometimes incompatible with the day-to-day realities of legal practice
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OpinionWho speaks for me?
Diversity is obviously commendable, but what about the working-class white male?
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OpinionClosing time
Eduardo Reyes makes a number of valid points in ‘How to close a law firm’. In my experience, it is never too soon for smaller firms to address this issue because by doing so their exit options are massively increased. I recommend that all firms give themselves at least five ...
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OpinionNational pro bono week: defending our children
Pro bono support for child defence can help start them on a new journey.
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OpinionCourts are failing children
Sir James Munby is using his final months as family court president to urge radical reform of justice for under-18s.
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OpinionPurple lifeboat holed
The ‘real’ daily rate for a deputy district judge has effectively made the role an expensive hobby. If this continues standards will only fall
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OpinionMediation misunderstood
I read with interest John Hyde’s ‘The mediation dilemma’. I retired from private practice in April to focus on my mediation practice. I have seen mediation from two perspectives – that of the solicitor advising his client and then as mediator. I am not sure that some lawyers see the ...