All News blog articles – Page 27
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OpinionA brave decision, but a dark day for justice
Yesterday’s collapse of a fraud trial for want of defence counsel delivered a grievous blow to our supposedly peerless justice system.
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OpinionJustice and the peace process
The Jean McConville case shows the urgent need for a truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland.
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OpinionBlindness on violence against women
The UK has still to ratify the Convention on Violence against Women.
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OpinionTo stay or not to stay...
How should courts resolve cases hit by the bar’s continued boycott of very high cost cases?
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OpinionThe black must be discharged
Lord Mansfield, the great 18th-century lord chief justice, is an unlikely cinema hero.
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OpinionMitchell: what do the judges make of it?
A senior costs judge points to tensions between procedure and justice.
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OpinionConveyancing and the great address mess
It makes economic sense for address records to be made freely available as a single national resource.
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OpinionHow can Co-op recover from this?
Losses are disastrous for the ABS pioneer, which is now hamstrung by a toxic brand.
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OpinionCosts management is here to stay
The removal of the £2m-plus cases costs management exemption will ultimately lead to clarity for both solicitors and clients.
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ProfileLloyd George’s secretary knew my father
No commemoration of 1914 can overlook the most influential solicitor of all time.
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OpinionThe end of the affair
Many criminal solicitors feel betrayed by the bar on legal aid. But they must not be embittered.
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OpinionArbitration in PI: a signal to the judiciary?
Could arbitration really be used in personal injury, or is this more of a message to the judges?
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OpinionLocal heroes seek new models
Council legal departments are buzzing with survival strategies in the face of continued cuts.
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OpinionIs it time to scrap mandatory PII?
Is the best way to stop this annual hoopla to give the client a choice?
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OpinionPigeon-steps towards open justice
The Law Commission's proposal to publish reporting restrictions is overdue and welcome.
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OpinionPolice claims: ‘insurmountable’ costs barrier
How the Jackson reforms have inhibited police claims.
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OpinionHuman rights and the bottom line
Human rights campaigns should not depend on cost-benefits analyses – but they can come in handy.
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OpinionQuotas need not be a blunt instrument
When done with commercial skill and good judgement, targets and quotas are really succession planning.
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OpinionWhy don’t women lawyers write letters?
Over 90% of letters published by the Gazette are from men. Why?
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