All News blog articles – Page 4
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Opinion'Thank you for holding': Why law firms need their PAs back
With the novelty of the pandemic wearing thin, clients expect pre-Covid levels of courtesy and customer service.
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OpinionInteresting judgments make bad examples
The new court judgments archive must be comprehensive - even if making it so raises difficult questions.
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OpinionForcing firms onto review sites would deny clients a choice
If review and comparison sites are so worthwhile, the market will prove that without regulators meddling.
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OpinionRemote hearings: A view from the Civil Court Users Association
We commend the use of remote hearings amid the pandemic, but their adoption has been inconsistent. Here are our recommendations for reform.
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OpinionThe legal sector’s unadmitted threat to ‘London weighting’
Law firms and consultants of all types who advise them are very keen to talk about ‘the post-Covid world’. Anyone with the strength to wade out past the articles on Martin Bashir and princess Diana, which stretch almost the horizon today, will find a lot of ‘thought leadership’ pieces on ...
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OpinionBeing available to work while on holiday sets a bad example
Some of the reaction to family law wellbeing survey has been as worrying as the findings themselves.
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Opinion£450m divorce judgment remarkable for more than just Tolstoy quote
Mrs Justice Knowles should be praised for making a 404-paragraph judgment easy to follow.
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OpinionDon’t expect sympathy from the court for remote working mistakes
A case this week has highlighted the problems with overseeing staff when you can’t see them.
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OpinionContent warning: lawyers shouldn't normalise traumatic material
A new book on vicarious trauma in the legal profession couldn't be more timely.
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OpinionMany lawyers prefer remote hearings, and they shouldn’t be muted
Lord chief justice should be explaining why hearings have to be in person, not assuming they must be.
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OpinionSummary of Whitehall submissions to public law review? No thanks
Robert Buckland MP says summarised version will give everyone a 'clear view' of submissions.
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OpinionA failure to engage
Police were seen to manhandle those they are meant to protect at Saturday night's Clapham Common vigil.
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OpinionLife on a lockdown jury
Two weeks of court life revealed that HMCTS is doing its best - but Perspex and posters can only do so much.
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OpinionAn oven-ready specimen of judicial over-reach?
If the prime minister is looking for excuses to curb public law activity, he has been handed one on a plate.
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OpinionMaternity leave? You'll have to resign
A bill that will let the attorney general take maternity leave is long overdue.
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OpinionHooray for Sir Geoffrey's funnel vision
An integrated online civil justice system could be good news for access to justice - and for the nation.
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OpinionAre jury rooms safe? I'm about to find out...
A summons to jury service contains a worrying lack of information about Covid safety.
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OpinionDiversity requires visible role models for family and friends
My career might have looked different had there been more Bangladeshi lawyers in my community.
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OpinionUWOs change the role of law enforcement agencies
Will the National Crime Agency prioritise going after the money rather than criminal prosecution?
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OpinionYou can't put a price tag on judicial review
Lawyers are working out how best to respond to the Independent Review of Administrative Law call for evidence.