All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 11
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Opinion
Brexit trade deal: it’s good and bad for lawyers
Legal services are included - but the provisions do not amount to much more than would have been available without a deal.
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Three predictions for 2021
With many of us still reeling from the last surprises of 2020, what better time to consider what next year might bring?
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The pandemic’s impact on legal education
There are suggestions that, post-pandemic, legal skills should include data analysis, design, maths, prediction and risk management - to name a few.
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The truth for Patrick Finucane
If Tahir Elçi deserves our attention, so should Patrick Finucane.
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Our values can civilise political discourse
Profession’s framework for resolving disputes contains useful and safe principles.
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IBA conference poses a question about our future
Online version of annual conference proves that sessions and meetings can take place virtually at very low cost, with nearly the same benefit.
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Trump's grumps cause morals quarrels
Developments relating to law firms caught up in president's multiple legal efforts to stay in office contain significant lesson for solicitors.
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Are you ready for Brexit?
'Check, Change, Go' are the three words governing our behaviour for this particular emergency.
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A week for the rule of law
We will each be asked to apply the principles of the rule of law carefully in the coming days.
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Reputation laundering: a problem for us all
Wirecard fraud confirms in the mind of journalists and others that big London firms are being used by criminals to launder their reputation and to intimidate others.
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Helping the law’s young
Law students face a difficult and uncertain future. Is it time for an Alliance for the Future of the Profession?
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CJEU decides against UK government on data protection
Some decisions will continue to have consequences for the UK, regardless of the outcome of Brexit negotiations.
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How to reconcile the Supreme Court with politics?
US method by which its Supreme Court justices are appointed may be unedifying, but it is democratic.
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Ethical 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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Legal 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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There 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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Activist 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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A-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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Heads 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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Surfing the IT wave
Technology is widely used for back office functions, but not so much for legal matters. Much more needs to be done.