All Columnist articles – Page 14
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OpinionBar watchdog must do more to put house in order
The Bar Standards Board has plenty of work still to do to convince many barristers of its efficacy.
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OpinionThe cost of living crisis and the rule of law
It is inevitable that our various current crises affect solicitors. This time, the spotlight shifts to those struggling to make a living in the legal aid sector.
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OpinionQuestioning the fundamentals
We must not be too proud to learn about our European neighbours.
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OpinionHow lawyers can help Ukraine
The Law Society has assisted the profession through the upheavals of the last few years by providing, on each occasion, resources for solicitors.
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OpinionMother in law: Walking
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionNational security and foreign interference
Legislation to replace the Official Secrets Acts of 1911, 1920 and 1939 tells us a great deal about how perceived threats to national security have changed over the past century.
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OpinionAML laws have failed: it is time to start again
The Russian invasion of Ukraine should be seen as an opportunity to examine what went so wrong with the money-laundering system.
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OpinionJeremy Hunt’s handy sword of Damocles
Proposals by chair of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee represent an overhaul of the way compensation is awarded when injury is caused by the NHS.
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OpinionTime for UK courts to get more screen time?
Johnny Depp's defamation claim against Amber Heard is being televised in America, enabling millions of people around the world to tune in.
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OpinionThe Rwandan lawyer trap has snapped shut
Attacks by a prime minister on lawyers exercising their professional duties can have a chilling effect on the right of access to justice.
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OpinionMother in law: The writing process continues
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionTime for a new charter on ethics
New guide to modern problems facing the profession is a positive contribution to a story in which we have so far been outmanoeuvred.
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OpinionThe war, the WTO and solicitors
Experts tell us that one of the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is that post-war international structures are at risk.
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OpinionLife means life: populism v pragmatism
Is the prospect of a whole life order more likely to deter a killer than a very long fixed term?
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OpinionMother in law: Acting for friends
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWhy does the prime minister keep attacking lawyers?
We are not just blamed, but the words used show a longing to wound.
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OpinionCan the Council of Europe help us with our problems?
A significant meeting about lawyers' rights took place at the Council of Europe last week.
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OpinionMother in law: Being mindful
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionTime to leave the cab rank to the taxis?
The cab rank rule is an anachronism in the modern legal profession.