Opinion

The 10th Man: Institutionalised dissent and the ethics of uncomfortable truths

The 10th Man principle offers a simple corrective: truth does not arise from consensus; it survives because someone...

06 August 2026

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

Smiling, crying, winking: Do emojis have legal effect?

Courts cannot, and should not, attempt to stem the tide of technology and the common use of emojis, writes Daniel...

05 August 2026

By Daniel Furolo

AI, innovation, and the value of cognitive diversity

Cognitive diversity becomes increasingly important when faced with a transformational shift in the way in which our...

31 July 2026

By Travis Schultz

Why we need to take a scientific approach to wellbeing and law

The most sustainable shift I see in the firms that get this right isn’t a new app or an extra day of leave. It’s...

30 July 2026

By Danielle Buckley

The legal weight of a mental health diagnosis

Mental illness should never be a courtroom gimmick. But too often, it becomes one. In both psychiatry and law, the line...

28 July 2026

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

I’m a lawyer with ADHD. What’s your superpower?

Law is a profession built on rules, precision and precedent. At first glance, neurodivergent lawyers might not seem...

24 July 2026

By Libby Thomas

When clients bring AI to the lawyer

The lawyer’s job in the age of AI is no longer simply to explain the law from a client’s blank starting point,...

22 July 2026

By Paul Ippolito

How laws actually change (even when ‘that’s just the law’)

When the rule bends: In a system that prizes certainty, reform is careful, not accidental, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.

21 July 2026

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

Do lawyers deserve their bad reputation? A harder look at the caricature

Lawyers will probably never be universally admired. They were never meant to be. The profession exists to stand between...

20 July 2026

By Tony Taouk

The right to education doesn’t end at primary school

So They Can is closing the gap between girls’ right to education and what happens when primary school ends, writes...

17 July 2026

By Ellie Knight