All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 28
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OpinionVenezuela – a lawyers’ hell
Lawyers in Venezuela need support from their colleagues elsewhere.
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OpinionA little-known trade deal
There has been much emphasis on TTIP. But another agreement will affect lawyers’ markets too.
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OpinionMigration and interpretation – a potent mix
The current migration crisis is testing interpreting services across Europe. What is being done to ease the burden?
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OpinionEU single market upgrade – implications for lawyers
There is a good deal at stake in the coming upgrade of the single market. We lawyers need to pay particular attention.
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OpinionMigration crisis: lawyers respond
Europe’s lawyers are doing sterling work to help with the migration crisis.
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OpinionThe appeal of data protection
Most voters are not enthused by data protection issues, but there is much in them for lawyers.
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OpinionHouse prices and crime
The cumbersome regime imposed on solicitors to tackle money laundering is not working. The evidence is in sky-high house prices.
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OpinionIBA 2015 – key talking points
The independence of lawyers, money laundering and the refugee crisis are among the topics up for debate at this year’s conference.
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OpinionOnline platforms – lawyers act now!
Uber has grabbed the headlines but unregulated online services could threaten the legal landscape as we know it.
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OpinionNavigating first appearances in CJEU courts
Practical guidance is now available on how best to navigate the courts of the CJEU.
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OpinionA new international trade court
It is incumbent on lawyers to help shape a replacement for the much-criticised investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanism.
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OpinionBorder skirmish
Cross-border authentication – the latest in a series of ‘turf’ disputes between lawyers and notaries.
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OpinionLawyers’ freedom of speech
Freedom of speech concerns us as lawyers because we are on the frontline of those who patrol it.
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OpinionAsylum: the new trial by ordeal
Europe’s leaders have collectively returned us to the barbarous legal past.
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OpinionEuropean lawyers in history
Two very different lawyers from recent history were involved in struggles which we recognise today.
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OpinionLawyer surveillance update
Government surveillance of lawyers’ correspondence is rarely out of the news.
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OpinionRegulating the unregulated
A US case involving dentists has refocused attention on that vexed question: how do we police unregulated providers?
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OpinionHelp in an emergency
Lawyers should not ignore the immigration crisis – it demands an EU-wide response.
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OpinionRating lawyers online
Web platforms allowing clients to review legal services raise difficult issues. How should they work?