All Round table articles

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    Double indemnity

    8 March 2024

    Greater choice is driving a more competitive PII renewal round. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.

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    Taking the middle ground

    2 February 2024

    Law firms operating in the mid-market convene to discuss their most urgent challenges.

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    Life support

    2023-11-27T16:08:00Z

    As a practice area, private client is both protected from ‘AI’ and struggling with government automation of life-critical processes. Eduardo Reyes reports.

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    Tech City

    2023-10-31T15:56:00Z

    Technology, science, finance and law have transformed Cambridge’s economy and its legal community. But in a rapidly polarising city, can they also help those left behind? Joanna Goodman reports.

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    Take on me: Client due diligence roundtable

    2023-06-23T10:56:00Z

    How far does the right to representation extend? Concerns over reputation, ethics, morality and regulation are giving firms more reason than ever to turn away or shed clients. 

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    Geopolitical risk: The world turning

    2023-06-16T00:01:00Z

    Most of the global risks businesses face are not new, but their confluence should shape corporate conduct and the legal advice that supports it. 

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    Counting the costs

    28 April 2023

    Legislation that made sweeping cuts to civil legal aid and ushered in the controversial Jackson reforms came into force a decade ago, with far-reaching consequences for personal injury and medical negligence cases in particular. So where are we now? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable.

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    Spring thaw

    24 March 2023

    Good news at last – the professional indemnity insurance market is softening and there may be new capacity on the horizon. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable.

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    The way that you do it

    17 March 2023

    What are the greatest sources of regulatory risk for law firms in the current environment? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.

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    Feeling the heat

    9 December 2022

    What is the legal profession’s role in preventing climate catastrophe? Eduardo Reyes reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable.

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    Time's arrows

    2 December 2022

    Changes to law firm pricing models and productivity were among the business-critical topics discussed at the Gazette’s latest roundtable. Eduardo Reyes reports.

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    No more holding back

    25 November 2022

    From recruitment to career progression, can the legal profession turn around its poor performance on the experience of disabled solicitors? Eduardo Reyes reports.

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    Becoming equal to the task

    4 November 2022

    The legal profession’s uneven progress on racial diversity is enduring and well documented, so what needs to change? Eduardo Reyes reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable.

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    Home ground

    28 October 2022

    For residential conveyancers, commoditisation and unrealistic demands on their time amid a staffing crisis are high on a list of challenges. But, as Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable, there are signs that the downward pressure on fees is easing.

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    You can’t take it with you

    21 October 2022

    Covid-19 focused the minds of the wealthy on their legacies – on life, death and what exactly it is they want to leave behind. This is making for novel discussions with their lawyers, Eduardo Reyes discovers.

  • Nicholas Woolf, Claire  Larbey and Corinne Staves
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    Knowing me, knowing you

    14 October 2022

    Lawyers must negotiate a complex set of obligations when acting for clients, maintaining focus on money laundering, sanctions and ‘beneficial ownership’. Eduardo Reyes reports.

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    Culture club

    15 July 2022

    Hybrid working arrangements bring challenges and opportunities for the culture of the legal workplace. Joanna Goodman reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.

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    Leveraging information

    8 July 2022

    In-house counsel need cost-effective solutions to extract and use data. Maria Shahid reports from the Gazette's latest roundtable discussion. (Sponsored by OpenText.)

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    Fight club

    17 June 2022

    From coping with the explosion of data to the challenge of keeping disputes in the UK post-Brexit, commercial litigators have a full in-tray. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.

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    Covering the bases

    11 March 2022

    In year two of a teak-hard market for professional indemnity insurance, premiums continue to rise amid concerns about capacity. But are we over the worst? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.