Blogs & opinions

Section 92 has its teeth drawn
Final stage 2 sitting amends Society provisions

Useful exchanges at judicial appointments seminar
Interested audience - but gender balance as before

Will writer concerns recognised in stage 2 amendments
Commentary on Justice Committee's third sitting on amendments to the bill

Inside view from Down Under
New South Wales commissioner tells of ABS experience

Committee keeping us guessing
Justice Committee sitting this week leaves key issues unresolved

Justice Committee backs compromise proposal
Commentary on the stage 2 committee sitting of 15 June

Guarantee Fund: negotiations continue
The Society is pressing the Government to accept that only practices that it regulates should have a claim on the fund

MSPs going for wider view
First stage 2 debate suggests bill will be permissive

The Australian approach – another angle
A comparison of statutory safeguards for lawyers' independence

Constitution reform now a priority
Proposals are about to go to consultation - look out for the next e-bulletin

The legal landscape – looking with new eyes
In an address delivered at Said Business School, Oxford, the LSEW President reviews the changes in England & Wales under the Legal Services Act, and questions whether the balance in the fragile legal "ecosystem" has been disturbed

Pro bono needs a conversion of hearts
Proposal for compulsion likely to be counterproductive