In this section we have collated all the previously published articles and blogs written by Paul Gilbert, Jonathan Smith and guests.
This is a resource for you to browse and is free to view. The first articles were published in the early 2000’s, but retain a relevance that is still valid and informative today. The later pieces reflect the changing face of the legal profession and the threat/opportunity for the role of lawyers in business and in our society.
We hope you will find that their opinions add to the debates of the day and inform, challenge and occasionally provoke. Please also join them in that debate on Twitter and follow Jonathan @jdsofislip and Paul @LBCWiseCounsel.
We are all just passing through…
This article may sound like I’m a bit pissed-off, but I’m really not. You might read it as a rant against an unfeeling machine, but I would prefer you to read it as a sense-check of your individual power to influence and to make decisions that are good for you and your families. So, here… More
You are not the last to leave the building, please leave the lights on
Light as a metaphor is a familiar device; “she lit up the room with her beauty”; “her erudite explanation enabled her students to see more clearly”; “she was a beacon of virtue” etc. The darker our circumstances feel, personally or collectively, the more we crave the light of understanding and trust. The sense therefore that… More
Where will the lawyers be?
The “B” word, “Brexit”, seems to fill every newspaper, news programme, comedy sketch, social media post, dining room, and pub; in fact it seems to fill every waking moment! Brexit lays claim to a sweep of opinion from, on the side, those who believe it will be the most liberating act of economic self-determination by… More
FEAR HACK – A new book by Hilary Gallo
I am of an age when the word “hack” rekindles memories of a bullying centre-half with a grudge against the world kicking lumps out of my shins on the school football field. Back in the day “Fear Hack” might have been his party piece. Instead Fear Hack is Hilary Gallo’s new book. I intended at… More
This Too will Pass – A Review
“This Too Will Pass” is a new book by Richard Martin describing his personal struggle with anxiety and depression. In the last few years it would be impossible to be unaware of issues of well-being and mental health. We are all lucky that there is more understanding, more resources and more acceptance than perhaps at… More