All Columnist articles – Page 17
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OpinionWhen judges should keep their own counsel
Judges are free to comment as they see fit when speaking from the bench. But what should they say extra-judicially – when they are not in court?
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OpinionBrave new hybrid world
We may as well get used to the fact that our ways of participating in meetings and inter-connecting have changed forever.
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OpinionAll bar one – will solicitors walk out?
So far solicitors, who have largely supported the bar’s strike, have eschewed direct action.
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OpinionEU gunning for litigation funders
Regulation of litigation funders in the EU moves closer - where does that leave the UK?
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OpinionMother in Law: The pleasure of reading
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionRussian sanctions move further into legal services
We cannot boast about how indispensable our services are to international trade while expecting our work to escape efforts to cut Russia off from trading with the west.
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OpinionFantastic case for reining in judges
Judicial Power Project's latest programme of constitutional reform is remarkably ill-timed.
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OpinionMother in Law: Older and wiser – but still learning on the job
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionFarewell then, Brussels. So what now?
As the Law Society’s Brussels office closes, here’s why we must maintain close ties with our EU neighbours.
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OpinionWhen clients harm us
Concerns about lawyer wellbeing traditionally focus on workplace problems, rather than issues arising from clients.
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OpinionNeeded – a phrase to describe us
Is there a phrase which describes the role of a lawyer truthfully and positively, and which can be used as shorthand in public discourse?
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OpinionPutting the ship of state on an even keel
Our nation is at a constitutional crossroads. Liz Truss now has a unique opportunity to take the path of principle.
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OpinionMother in law: If tomorrow never comes
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWill budgeting survive latest costs review?
Things never stay still for long in the world of costs.
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OpinionManifesto for the new Carolean age
New regulatory settlement for legal services, overhaul of legal education and debate around ethics: Goldsmith's manifesto proposals as the profession looks forward.
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OpinionLewis must settle with the strikers
Catherine Baksi Brandon Lewis, the newly appointed justice secretary and lord chancellor, must negotiate an end to the criminal bar dispute. The government may not understand why 80% of specialist criminal barristers voted to start an unprecedented, indefinite, all-out strike last week, but it will care about ...
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OpinionThe SRA takes first steps on climate change
The SRA, long silent on matters relating to the profession and climate change, issued two documents last week that mentioned it.
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OpinionCleaning up after Raab and Braverman
What have the current justice secretary and attorney general achieved and what immediate challenges face their successors?
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OpinionMother in law: Making the most of the next chapter
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionMother in law: How the pandemic changed us
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.