All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 25
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OpinionInternational trade lawyers accused
Two recent reports have put large firms in the spotlight over real or perceived conflicts of interest. Will they rebut the claims?
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OpinionEuro court split in two
Civil war has broken out at the Court of Justice of the European Union over a backlog of cases in the General Court.
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OpinionThe right to a lawyer
A new website - a cross between Uber and Find A Solicitor - is helping suspects in Belgium gain prompt access to a lawyer.
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OpinionWe are not policemen
The reporting obligations imposed on lawyers are inconsistent and confused.
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OpinionLaw in the future
We can’t predict the exact nature of threats to legal services. So future plans should be of only the broadest variety.
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OpinionIn-house lawyers – a paradox
Countries across the EU treat in-house lawyers differently. Why?
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OpinionWe can’t go on as we are
Regulate the unregulated and ride the technological wave – or clients will suffer.
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OpinionClient accounts – French connection
Regulators are looking across the channel for ideas on handling client money. But France treats its lawyers like grown-ups.
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OpinionGrayling can’t stop all the data
Despite Chris Grayling’s best efforts to withhold details, it is still possible to compare the UK’s justice system with others in Europe.
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OpinionBusiness, human rights – and meaning
Draft IBA guidance on human rights poses many questions for lawyers.
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OpinionMoney laundering: thank you, Canada
If only Europe would share Canada’s view that money laundering obligations are inconsistent with efforts to maintain lawyer-client confidentiality.
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OpinionOne justice system for all?
We must not repeat the mistakes of the past if aid is to be spent effectively on justice systems in developing countries.
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OpinionEU-US legal services breakthrough
Conference of chief justices offers a way out of the old plot-line.
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OpinionEndangered lawyers
As the legal revolution progresses, the danger is that the weakest and most abused clients will be pushed to the margins.
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OpinionLawyer surveillance after Charlie Hebdo
Lawyer-client confidentiality could come under renewed threat following the recent terrorist attacks.
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OpinionThe LSB: stuck in 2007
There is a worrying lack of focus on the public interest in the board’s latest draft strategic plan, which seems mired in a carefree past.