All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith
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OpinionA scandal waiting to happen
A case almost unknown to the British public raises profound questions of justice in the UK.
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OpinionPost-Mazur, we should think big
Welcoming CILEX members into the solicitors’ profession would resolve two problems that confront us.
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OpinionECHR: 'Mamma Mia, here we go again'
Arguments about leaving the European Convention on Human Rights have become the focus of political attention once more.
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OpinionHolding back the AI waves
Protests are being staged outside offices in San Francisco and London, asking tech companies to stop their race to develop ever more powerful AI.
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OpinionClient money in a mess
Public policy is all over the place, with different public authorities moving in different directions.
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OpinionLegal sunshine in the gloom
Some things are going right, at least for a section of the UK legal profession and for the UK overall.
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OpinionA legal dream involving Reform UK
Commentators point to the emulation of a Trump-like approach following the Reform UK conference. What would possible legal services policies be if a UK Trump were elected?
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OpinionThe more we yell about human rights, the less they mean
Our current political discourse is drenched in the language of human rights.
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OpinionWho polices international arbitration?
Judges and the courts are highly regulated, but this area of work - of such key importance to the UK economy - largely escapes.
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OpinionEverything will change – including training
Of all those lawyers whose education will be disrupted by AI, trainees and junior lawyers are the most affected: their most basic skills are in danger of erosion.
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OpinionAn MoJ AI Action Plan – with gaps
It doesn’t matter whether we are AI enthusiasts or supporters of the ‘Pull-out-the-plugs’ movement (that’s me). With AI coming whether we like it or not, an action plan has to be implemented.
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OpinionLaw Society’s Council – what you should know
Council is part of the behind-the-scenes machinery, along with committees and the staff. Should it be a focus of attention?
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OpinionRingside seat at rule of law boxing match
The rule of law is not an aggressive fighter trained to land knock-out blows. It takes time to be appreciated through its passive qualities of stability and fairness.
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OpinionA superpower based on speaking English
Promotion of UK English language-learning could help support our services sector.
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OpinionCreative tension: lawyers and digital sovereignty
We are reliant on US companies for our digital infrastructure. The threat of potential withdrawal has led to a scramble towards digital sovereignty.
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OpinionSolicitors' starship reaches the final frontier
According to the government, the legal profession is a frontier industry - up there with aerospace, life sciences and AI.
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OpinionHistory may calm lawyers’ nerves
These uncertain and threatening days will eventually be in the past. But we have to live through them now, and take the right decisions in the present.
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OpinionMore caution please, Sir Geoffrey
Generative AI enthusiasts are rushing us too quickly towards its adoption in the law.
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OpinionGodwin’s law and the decline of the international order
An attorney general should never fall foul of the law. But last week it appears that the current postholder did.