All Columnist articles – Page 23
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OpinionLicensed to kill
New legislation enabling covert sources to commit crimes should disturb lawyers.
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OpinionEthical challenges posed by climate change
In addition to environmental law and human rights law, ethical issues are another important element in lawyers’ engagement with the climate debate.
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OpinionLegal culture wars are a necessary nuisance
Legal principles are dead when we do not argue over them. Debate, even fierce debate, is how people learn to go forward.
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OpinionLifting the lid on closed hearings
The secretary of state for justice seems very relaxed about breaking the law.
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OpinionMother in law: Time recording tips
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionThere is no choice over the rule of law
In our role as solicitors we cannot support the government’s stated intention to break international law.
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OpinionMother in law: Office romances
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionActivist lawyers exist - see climate change
Lawyers for Extinction Rebellion is taking action this week against lawyers’ professional bodies, starting with the Law Society.
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OpinionMother in law: We're counting on you, Keir
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionA-Level shambles has lessons for justice
In the age of algorithms we must insist that every individual has the right to a human judge.
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OpinionHeads in the sandbox
Change is coming. It is better to surf and control it than to wish for a past that is not going to be resurrected.
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OpinionSurfing the IT wave
Technology is widely used for back office functions, but not so much for legal matters. Much more needs to be done.
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OpinionMother in law: Confidence and determination are more important than ever
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLockdown: navigating the moral maze
Courts have done nothing to undermine the fight against Covid-19
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OpinionEU’s soft power will still govern data transfer
European Union is the only major player trying to regulate the major tech giants, and with the clout to do so.
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OpinionMother in law: Work friends are important
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionOn being mocked by the prime minister
Should the profession be concerned that the repeated parliamentary mockery of Sir Keir Starmer could have an impact on how we are seen nationwide?
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OpinionHolocaust memorial: right idea, wrong place
Ministers want to build a memorial in front of the monument dedicated to Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, who led the abolitionist movement in parliament.