All Columnist articles – Page 35
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OpinionEquality and difference
A heterosexual couple may struggle in their attempt to register as civil partners.
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OpinionParting shots
The outgoing chair of the SRA board remains committed to full independence for the regulator.
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OpinionLawyers: no half-secrets
The erosion of professional secrecy ‘for the public good’ bodes ill for lawyers.
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OpinionLawyers, secrets and spies
Safeguards apply when the security services intercept information protected by privilege, but are they adequate?
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OpinionConfronting the constitution
The issues surrounding the future of the UK constitution are too big to be decided by political cliques.
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OpinionTaking a gamble – ‘cheating’ laws
A card player and a parish priest test the definition of cheating.
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FeatureLaundry service
A new guide to detecting money laundering contains everything a lawyer needs to know.
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OpinionSitting in judgement
The chairman of new press regulator Ipso will be rated on his ability to determine the public interest.
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OpinionLawyers lead from the front
Lawyers can spearhead a serious debate about the future of our constitution.
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OpinionNot right for the job?
Should the prime minister have given the post of lord chancellor to a non-lawyer who still harbours political ambitions?
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OpinionConnecting to the high street
Far from driving the extinction of high street practices, technology has become one of the main weapons in their armoury.
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OpinionImportant changes in law
What were the most important legal developments of the past 30 years?
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OpinionWhy Inns of court may become a force to be reckoned with
Solicitors need to keep a close eye on the Inns of Court.
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OpinionGrieve: conventional wisdom
Dominic Grieve should be applauded for putting commitment to the rule of law ahead of his party’s short-term political advantage.
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OpinionBreach of privilege
The Sarkozy case raises important questions about the issue of technology and lawyer-client confidentiality.
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OpinionUK constitution conundrum
The UK is one of only three democracies not to have codified their constitutions. Should it do so?