All Columnist articles
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OpinionMother in Law: Welcoming AI into my life
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionTrapped in the Department of Justice
A look at the character Pyotr Sorin in Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’.
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OpinionGetting the sentence right is not easy
Although legal issues made little impact on the phoney war stage of the Labour leadership battle, one development last week was both surprising and disturbing.
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OpinionWhat might a new PM mean for solicitors?
It depends on whether the replacement is from the left or right, but there are signature policies which may be ditched.
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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.