All Columnist articles – Page 12
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OpinionChatGPT: bad jokes, good first drafts
Lawyers must embrace the new artificial intelligence wunderkind.
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OpinionMother in Law: The 10 commandments of LinkedIn
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionSolicitors need ECHR rights, too
Two solicitors were assassinated in the UK in recent decades, and neither has received the justice that they deserve.
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OpinionPeers pull punches on role of lord chancellor
Lords report was a little more blunt about the attorney general and her colleagues.
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OpinionGet ready for a roller coaster ride in 2023
Costs reform: what changes should lawyers be bracing themselves for?
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OpinionThe impact of EU law on lawyers' fees
Will our current level of consumer rights continue if and when the Retained EU Law Bill becomes an act of parliament?
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Opinion'The law is closed!'
We need a new Charles Dickens, to highlight the miseries of our disintegrating systems, and in particular our legal system.
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OpinionJAC of all trades: should ministers pick judges?
According to constitutional lawyer Professor Robert Hazell, the Judicial Appointments Commission has too much power.
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OpinionMother in Law: A new year
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionEnd-of-year review
From public sector strikes, through to the Russian invasion, climate change, and the death of the Queen, law firms have faced a myriad challenging issues.
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OpinionLegal professional privilege reaffirmed
Court of Justice of the European Union decides interesting case on lawyers' rights.
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OpinionTime for a rethink on extending fixed costs
MoJ's decision to press ‘pause’ on the extension of fixed costs is wise. Should it now press the 'delete' button?
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OpinionMother in Law: 100 wellbeing tips
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionThe SRA and whistleblowing
The regulator has long encouraged whistleblowing. Now it wants to be recognised as an official body to which a whistleblowing disclosure can be made.
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OpinionRaab's rights bill: there may be trouble ahead
The justice secretary is confident his Bill of Rights Bill will have 'overwhelming support' at its second reading. But that is only the beginning.
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OpinionMother in Law: Who reads my letters – and yours
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionSolicitors should not police economic crime
A new addition to the public interest objectives is an attempt to advance specific government policy through regulatory manipulation. It must be resisted.
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OpinionLaw firms face political threats over ESG
As efforts to combat climate change intensify, we can expect the role of lawyers to be challenged more aggressively.
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OpinionUncommon knowledge
Book review: Stellar judge Lord Woolf charts his career in An Uncommon Lawyer.