All articles by Paul Rogerson – Page 20
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OpinionDeath and taxes
Media coverage of MoJ’s decision to scrap changes to probate fees was predictably jubilant.
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OpinionClass actions
Profession again dominates league table of 75 employers doing the most to improve social mobility.
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OpinionTime, gentlemen, please
How long will routine social drinking with colleagues and clients continue?
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OpinionWindow of opportunity
Not so long ago, we’d surely have considered it eccentric seriously to question the separation of powers.
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OpinionNot cricket
Much of the commentary surrounding the Sun’s story on sporting hero Ben Stokes’ family tragedy is ill-directed.
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OpinionRebellious Scots to crush
All hell broke loose when it was suggested Scottish judges might be politically biased.
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OpinionInvisible Bristol
Paul Rogerson Court reporters have always been as interested in what interests the public as in the public interest. So, from Bristol Magistrates’ Court, we read of a motorist who was ‘surprised’ he was over the drink-drive limit after taking a traditional flu remedy of honey, garlic, ...
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NewsTop law firms show growing commitment to living wage
As cleaners at Addleshaw Goddard prepare to strike over pay, 135 legal practices have so far signed up to charity scheme.
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OpinionWho’s paying?
Most, but not all, of the Square Mile heavyweights are now accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.
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OpinionRevolving door
Average tenure for lord chancellors at Petty France is brief, but this wasn’t always the case.
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OpinionFighting on two fronts
Plight of seriously injured military personnel who seek compensation from the MoD when their careers are cut short by negligence isn’t vocalised enough.
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OpinionContingency plan
A contingent legal aid fund: talked and written about for decades, to no avail.
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NewsCity could fund legal aid to save reputation of English law - top judge
Lady Justice Hallett warns City of London Corporation that rival jurisdictions are primed to exploit the degradation of our legal system.
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ProfileMagic touch
New Law Society president Simon Davis is determined to combat a collapse of trust in the professions which dates back to the financial crisis. But how? Paul Rogerson reports
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OpinionRoads well travelled
A record 15,000 walkers from 886 registered teams raised over £850,000 by completing the London Legal Walk.
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OpinionMister and missives
When social convention intrudes, there is more at stake than linguistic dogmatism.
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OpinionCompetition mission
Leafing through a yellowing copy of the Independent, I note that it is 25 years since (pre-Blairite) Labour dubbed the late Monopolies and Mergers Commission a ‘laughing stock’. Again and again the ‘toothless’ watchdog comes down on the side of big business against the consumer, declared the opposition, calling for ...