All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 15
-
Opinion
Justice for the just-managing: a warning
There is a dangerous tale of two countries emerging in our justice system, a story we are seeing played out across the world.
-
Opinion
What the UN has to say about the role of bars
The United Nations has published a report that will help set universal standards for bars across the globe.
-
Opinion
More no-deal Brexit advice for lawyers
Solicitors may find the government’s latest list of no-deal notices useful to help prepare for the ever-approaching, yet continually uncertain, Brexit outcome.
-
Opinion
Calibrating the machines
Whether they are provided by a solicitor or artificial intelligence, legal services should meet equivalent standards.
-
Opinion
Comparing the deal with no-deal for solicitors
What will the difference between the options of a Brexit deal or no-deal mean to practising lawyers in the UK?
-
Opinion
Selling the UK legal profession abroad
Trade deals after Brexit will require the UK to explain the historically complex structure of our profession abroad.
-
Opinion
Skills transfer helps big law firms abroad
If globalisation continues to operate in the legal services sector, opportunity for lawyers to acquire international legal skills will prove vital.
-
Opinion
NDAs and burdens of being a gatekeeper
The use of NDAs in an employment setting raises that modern scourge of our profession: decision-makers wanting to get at our clients’ behaviour through us.
-
Opinion
Embracing the IT revolution
We need to move on from awareness that a technological revolution is coming, and take difficult and sometimes expensive decisions to cope with its consequences.
-
Opinion
CJEU decision on Polish judicial crisis may echo here
Court may be asked to pass judgment on aspects of any Brexit deal.
-
Opinion
Busting legal myths in Europe
A comparative report on justice from the Council of Europe bursts the bubble of UK exceptionalism. Policymakers should study it
-
Opinion
IT and the definition of cross-border legal services
The rise in unregulated electronic platforms has caught the international trading system unawares.
-
Opinion
Law Society scores in strategic litigation
Chancery Lane shows its worth in courtroom challenges over legal aid, advice privilege and mass surveillance.
-
Opinion
No-deal advice: take action now
A torrent of technical papers from DExEU deserves close attention.
-
Opinion
A Law Society Judiciary Committee?
The UK could emulate one aspect of the US's Supreme Court appointment circus.
-
Opinion
What the end of the WTO would mean for lawyers
The US is already pushing the World Trade Organisation to the very edge.
-
Opinion
AML regime is not fit for purpose
Laundered money has continued to pour into the UK in damagingly large quantities. Time for an utterly fresh approach.
-
Opinion
CJEU dragged into political disputes
The constitutional crisis in Poland epitomises the CJEU’s widened remit.
-
Opinion
Client instructions and the public interest - again
Cases are mounting where solicitors are identified with their clients’ interests and behaviour in carrying out instructions against what is perceived as the public interest.
-
Opinion
Bench test should not favour bar
Hardly a week goes by without confirmation that we are facing a judicial recruitment crisis.