All Columnist articles
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OpinionMother in Law: When to be a fixer, a fighter or a therapist
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionHuman rights and migration: the underlying facts
The topic of immigration continues to play a leading part in UK politics.
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OpinionKey justice reforms must now be at risk
Draft bills are unlikely to become law in the current parliamentary session. How much of this programme would survive a change of Labour leader remains to be seen.
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OpinionGroup action regime will be no fee bonanza
There was big news on collective actions last month, but it was not the announcement everyone was expecting.
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OpinionSRA failures: content or structure, or both?
We are approaching a crossroads with the regulator, and decisions will soon have to be made. First, we need urgently to decide what has gone wrong.
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OpinionMother in Law: Meeting targets when you don't have enough work
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionAI: balancing TMI with FOMO
Most of us would be happy if we never had to read another word about AI. Yet we absolutely need to know what is going on.
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OpinionThe declining appeal of a career in the public gaze
The world has become increasingly cynical about people who aspire to give something back to society.
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OpinionLawyers feeling the impact of Iran war
There have been various articles on the impact of the Iran war, but I have not come across any that considers the overall impact on law globally.
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OpinionMother in Law: Getting the measure of your targets
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionMinisters hold the line on Palestine Action
Should we feel any sympathy for the 500 or so protesters who were arrested in Trafalgar Square?
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OpinionLawyers and the Panama Papers – 10 years later
Back in 2016, I was both wrong and right about what I predicted the consequences would be for lawyers.
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OpinionEnglish law in an uncertain world
New report analyses what has made English law so durable and economically successful, with recommendations to make it more so.
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OpinionMother in Law: Gen Z needs to start thinking about profits
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionLawyers and migration: a landmark case
Regvar v Slovenia may not be a classic case of deportation, but the court may still struggle to resist the campaign to give member states more say over migration matters.
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OpinionReflections after a council meeting
Members can think those governing a members’ body don’t have a clue. But the Law Society Council meeting last week showed we are at the heart of their current concerns.
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OpinionCarr’s coded message on sentencing
Lady chief justice's message to David Lammy was unspoken but entirely clear.
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OpinionTackling predatory marriage will not be easy
The Law Society has called on government to update a 19th-century wills law that is ‘not fit for the future’.