All Comment articles – Page 14
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OpinionClients aren't excited by law firm mergers – why would they be?
Large firms always claim their mergers are a result of listening to clients. But the main concern of clients is that things shouldn’t change.
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Opinion'Sunset clause' has gone but threat to key employment rights remains
When the settled meaning of a considerable body of employment law is wiped away, there is uncertainty and unpredictability.
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OpinionInternational dispute resolution - London cannot be complacent
The government must invest to ensure the capital's commercial courts retain their edge over the competition.
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OpinionNorth Wales' first law centre is ready to launch
We know there is a need for the law centre, and we have the enthusiasm and support.
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OpinionOur family justice system is still failing women
There remains a lack of understanding about post-separation abuse against women.
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OpinionArticled clerks who bust the dams
Two of the key figures on the RAF’s most celebrated wartime mission were trainee solicitors. Both paid the highest price.
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OpinionMental Health Awareness Week: Profession needs a culture change
The legal sector now offers greater flexibility and new ways of working. But there has also been a blurring of boundaries between life and work, and increased anxiety.
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OpinionTime-bar: getting away with fraud
Is it time to extend the limitation period for fraud civil claims?
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OpinionClear evidence that the SFO is making progress
With more direct challenges to case work decisions, outcomes will improve and the risk of future case failures will reduce.
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OpinionStop the 'Squid Game' of solicitor training
We need greater diversity in training opportunities - it’s time for smaller law firms, not-for-profits and in-house teams to get on board.
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OpinionImpact of the cost-of-living crisis on the access to justice sector
Without a properly funded justice system, more people will decline further into poverty and their health and wellbeing will suffer.
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OpinionRaab is no martyr of the snowflake era, he’s a lesson to us all
Workplace culture is a huge issue in the legal profession. The Tolley report should be required reading.
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Opinion'Activist lawyers' and the duty of independence
Representation, like justice, should be blind.
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OpinionWhat is 'world leading' about rolling back data protections?
Proposed data bill seeks to water down the insufficient protections we currently have.
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OpinionEven after Putin's warning, would Armenia gain by joining the ICC?
Russia’s threat of retaliation should Armenia join the international court puts Armenia in a bind. But membership may even lead to unexpected legal jeopardy for the Caucasian nation.
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Opinion'Failure to prevent' is a fraud game-changer
Scenarios in which the proposed new offence might be used are many and various.
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OpinionPositive obligations and the ECHR
Government plans to weaken positive obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights threaten an effective tool for bringing perpetrators of sex-based violence to justice.
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OpinionDoes your firm turn a blind eye to big billers behaving badly?
Partnerships might be able to ignore sexual misconduct or bullying, but the SRA will not.
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OpinionAnomie of the people
‘Anomie’ – ‘a condition of instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values or from a lack of common purpose’ – appears in danger of taking hold of the legal profession.