By: David Skinner
Surely you jest, Mitch. Why would a profession shrouded in the mystique of the old boy network and based on the "collegiality" of traditional partnerships ever want to see its governing body run like a...
View ArticleBy: Malcolm Mercer
Much of what Mitch says is right and is well said. It is particularly right to say that Convocation is not a democracy in the sense of represention the interests of its electors as opposed to the...
View ArticleBy: John Gregory
I am inclined to agree with Malcolm. But even if the Law Society were a corporation run for the benefit of its shareholders (a bad analogy for a number of reasons), it might well be appropriate for a...
View ArticleBy: Omar Ha-Redeye
This presumes (in jest, I get it) that litigators cannot be good at governance. I dispute that. Procedurally though, there is much that could be improved. I also disagree that the root cause of LSUC...
View ArticleBy: Thomas S. Harrison
Self-regulation in the legal profession is a privilege that is becoming increasingly rare in a world. Good governance practices include mechanisms to encourage transparency and accountability in an...
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