John O’Donnell

  • Opinion

    Pro bono donation from MPs?

    15 June 2015

    Maybe politicians could fill the gap left by legal aid cuts by paying into a fund?

  • Opinion

    Diversity and the law poser

    31 March 2014

    A strong business is one which identifies, recruits and nurtures the best people – it is a mistake to think in terms of quotas.

  • Opinion

    HCtHR: unelected and unaccountable

    20 January 2014

    Human rights court sees itself as an engine of social engineering, but this is properly a matter for elected representatives.

  • Opinion

    Russian evolution: right to choose a lawyer

    27 May 2013

    Your feature on Russia put me in mind of the time I hosted two Russian lawyers in 1995.

  • News

    Barmy PCT model

    20 May 2013

    You report the excellent news that of the 25 highest-earning criminal legal aid firms, only a tiny minority will sign the new contract. This shows that, at long last, our branch of the profession has found its spine. Governments have respect only for those who fight hard, as our medical ...

  • News

    Taking responsibility for our brand

    2011-09-08T00:00:00

    Shalaleh Barlow correctly identifies the need to emulate the service ethic in retailing, but misses the point of the Solicitors from Hell website. This attacks the brand of ‘solicitors’. I have spent three decades trying to market this brand only for it to be tainted time after time by the ...

  • News

    Crown Prosecution Service misdirection

    2011-03-03T00:00:00

    The government has no money.