All Opinion articles – Page 7
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OpinionSwifter justice relies on radical reforms
The idea of prisoners tackling their addictions in prison and working to earn their release is politically attractive. But the flaws are obvious.
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OpinionCompulsory ethics training may help to fix the problem
The ethical crisis in the legal profession may be overstated - but that doesn’t mean we can ignore it.
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OpinionJournalism and national security in the post-truth era
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'National Security, Journalism, and Law in an Age of Information Warfare'.
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OpinionFacing up to the meaning of life
David Pickup reviews 'Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird: Human kind’s unbearable realities – and what might be gained by accepting them'.
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OpinionEssential Q&A guidance for all compliance officers
Paul Bennett reviews 'Conflicts, Confidentiality and Disclosure: Requirements, Risks and Remedies' by Tracey Calver.
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OpinionNew sentencing guidance improves current two-tier system
There is nothing two-tier about sentencing someone on a fully informed basis.
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OpinionAnother day, another survey - but this one matters
Why your participation in LawCare’s Life in the Law 2025 study can make a meaningful difference.
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OpinionMoney isn’t everything
District judges earn £134,000 a year, more than 3.5 times the average UK salary for full-time employees. Is it enough?
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OpinionYounger duty solicitors should be celebrated
Coverage of a 30-year-old becoming a duty solicitor raised a few eyebrows - but not all criminal legal aid stories have to be doom and gloom.
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OpinionBattle royal for our crown jewels
The UK is in an unfortunate position: large AI models, whose training the government is seeking to regulate, are predominantly US-developed and owned.
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OpinionMother in Law: Q&A with my managing partner
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionThe case for a written constitution
James Wilson reviews 'Repairing British Politics: A Blueprint for Constitutional Change (2nd edition)'.
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OpinionScottish feminist and legal pioneer
Rosemary Auchmuty reviews 'Chrystal Macmillan 1872-1937: Campaigner for Equality, Justice and Peace'.
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OpinionFrom the Poor Laws to national insurance
James E Hurford reviews 'Research Handbook on Social Welfare Law'.
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OpinionPaul Philip transformed the SRA, but will he leave it weaker?
The long-serving chief executive oversaw mission creep and radical change, but Axiom and SSB have done for him.