Here’s another prediction for 2025: our law firms will have to be as careful in their involvement with the new US oligarchy as with the former Russian one.
Mark Zuckerberg wants 'masculine energy' to replace 'feminine energy' in the work place. For reasons of sound business, and common sense, law firm leaders won't agree.
The sentencing review and the review of criminal courts are important pieces of the jigsaw. But a long-term funding settlement must go alongside reform.
There are many similarities between lawyers and doctors, not least that both professions deal with people going through difficult moments in their lives.
We will soon find ourselves in a world where the court will not consider it reasonable or proportionate for lawyers to spend hours poring over disclosure.
Best of the blogs - 25 Jan 2025
2025-01-25T20:43:00+00:00
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Maksim Znak: An endangered lawyer
2025-01-24T11:27:00+00:00By Michael Cross
Case of imprisoned lawyer is just one highlighted in a disturbing report published to mark the Day of the Endangered Lawyer
Are we ready for AI translators in the legal industry?
2025-01-23T11:05:00+00:00By Rowena Rix
Despite its many apparent advantages, there has been some nervousness about introducing AI translation tools into legal proceedings.
Open justice online: Let’s give credit where credit is due
2025-01-22T11:55:00+00:00By Bianca Castro
From the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to the Rolls Building, technology is gradually opening up judicial proceedings.
Lawyers and oligarchs
2025-01-21T10:57:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
Here’s another prediction for 2025: our law firms will have to be as careful in their involvement with the new US oligarchy as with the former Russian one.
Back to the future on sentencing?
2025-01-20T11:57:00+00:00By Joshua Rozenberg
Restoring the best ideas of the past would bring sentencing up to date.
A theory of rights
17 January 2025By Paul Rogerson
Labour claims new rights will be transformative for workers and private renters.
Sitting out a corporate 'war on woke'
2025-01-17T08:56:00+00:00By Eduardo Reyes
Mark Zuckerberg wants 'masculine energy' to replace 'feminine energy' in the work place. For reasons of sound business, and common sense, law firm leaders won't agree.
Breaking with the past
2025-01-16T15:40:00+00:00By Paul Rogerson
What might the profession see in the coming decade?
Completing the speedy justice jigsaw
2025-01-16T00:01:00+00:00By Mark Beattie JP
The sentencing review and the review of criminal courts are important pieces of the jigsaw. But a long-term funding settlement must go alongside reform.
A look ahead to Family Mediation Week
2025-01-15T14:40:00+00:00By Jo O’Sullivan
Session topics include hybrid mediation, academic research, digital solutions and mediation with arbitration.
What does 2025 hold for litigation funders?
2025-01-14T16:22:00+00:00By Rachel Rothwell
Amid all the doom and gloom, there are rays of light on the horizon for funders.
What did the European Court of Human Rights do in 2024?
2025-01-14T12:12:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
A summary of last year's key cases from the ECtHR.
Technology can close the global justice gap
2025-01-14T10:05:00+00:00By Maya Markovich
The best solutions to the access to justice crisis are built by those who have experienced the problem first-hand.
Best of the blogs - 12 Jan 2025
2025-01-12T16:15:00+00:00
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
The importance of a good bedside manner
2025-01-10T15:33:00+00:00By Daniel Sokol
There are many similarities between lawyers and doctors, not least that both professions deal with people going through difficult moments in their lives.
Mother in Law: Scrolling into the new year
2025-01-10T00:01:00+00:00By Anonymous
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
Lord chief justice and the flat earth libel
2025-01-09T12:02:00+00:00By Michael Cross
A litigant in person's conspiracy theories received short shrift in 1875 defamation trial.
My prescient prediction for 2025
2025-01-06T11:00:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
President-elect Trump and his court are influencing the political weather, including on our own laws and legal system.
Why the time has come to embrace AI - or explain why you’re not
2025-01-03T09:11:00+00:00By Anusheh Burcher
We will soon find ourselves in a world where the court will not consider it reasonable or proportionate for lawyers to spend hours poring over disclosure.
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