All articles by Jonathan Goldsmith – Page 3
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OpinionFall-out for law students at campus protests
Blanket bans on students who have participated in protests is not right. Each case should be considered on its merits.
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OpinionApril is the SLAPP-iest month
The subject of strategic litigation against public participation continues to generate enormous publicity.
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OpinionThe golden mean between online and in-person
We are in a state of transition in terms of both climate awareness and technological possibilities.
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OpinionReflections on the KlimaSeniorinnen climate change case
We can decide to be agitated about a ruling from an international court, but it seems pointless - the direction of travel regarding climate change is clear.
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OpinionHow others cope with our problems
We should keep an eye on what our neighbours in the same position as us are doing. We may learn something.
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OpinionBeyond the limbo
As politicians sit on their hands, lawyers must get creative about solutions for our dire situation.
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OpinionA need-to-know guide to new EU legislation
Remarkably little is written about this new legislation, though it continues generally to affect us.
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OpinionWhat are your three ideas?
I propose the theory that every human has only three ideas. My current three involve international arbitration, solicitors from abroad, and AI.
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OpinionWho decides whether the client is telling the truth?
Many solicitors may take comfort from Mr Justice Fancourt’s remarks in Haddad v Rostamani & Ors.
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OpinionBroken Britain – the lawyers' story
We need to come to terms with the political reality that the government is not going to come to the rescue of our sector.
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OpinionHow can we tell what is true anymore?
Two recent stories highlight the need for care in everyday legal life. Both caution against naivety.
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Opinion'Ch-ch-changes: turn and face the strange'
The legal profession is changing under our feet. Statistics give only a partial picture.
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OpinionIs it different if we profit from providing a foreign court?
We never consider that our country makes an appreciable living through the provision of what is in effect a foreign court to other countries.
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OpinionIf only lawyers had tractors
Farmer demonstrators carried slogans like ‘No farmers, no food’. We could say ‘No lawyers, no justice’.
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OpinionWhat image best represents us?
On the one hand, slogans and logos are unimportant. But what remains is the debate about our identity.
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OpinionThe list of endangered lawyers keeps growing
The Day of the Endangered Lawyer, an initiative to draw attention to the plight of lawyers in a particular country, will this year focus on Iran.
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OpinionThe danger of summoning the genie
There are conditions attached to the wishes granted by parliamentary sovereignty, which the government should carefully consider.
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OpinionBeware due diligence on lawyers for their clients’ activities
It is one thing to consider environmental and human rights impacts of clients in terms of business acceptance. Disclosing information on this aspect to third parties is another.
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OpinionSome gifts for all the year round
From human rights to the electronic execution of signatures, guidance is there for the taking.