March Council meeting
Council met remotely on 23 March.
Decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
Maintaining your culture during Covid
Law firm management.
A blow for the SFO on mutual legal assistance
Cross-border investigations.
Keeping it clean - Risk and compliance
Remote working in the legal sector became ubiquitous overnight. But what have firms done since to control and manage the changing nature of risk, and ensure that they remain compliant?
Risk - a new frontier
How can one reach a new definition of ‘risk’ to a legal practice in an environment of remote and/or hybrid working?
First they came for Essex Court Chambers
Solicitors need help to navigate the perils that exist between client wishes and the clamour of public policy or the strong arm of a powerful state.
Making the courts less expensive
Alternative dispute resolution can be cost-effective, but it should never be the only choice.
Best of the blogs - 10 April 2021
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
When suppression takes various forms
How China cracks down on human rights lawyers by disbarring them.
News focus
News focus: Remote resolution – here to stay
How the pandemic has changed the face of joint settlement meetings.
Tips on keeping fit for the law
Working from home
How to: make legal aid work
Firms and solicitors continue to quit legal aid. But what to do if you want to stick with it? Melanie Newman reports
How to: Retire
Retirement can herald the happiest days of a lawyer’s life – or the start of a new career. Jonathan Rayner talks to three solicitors about how they have made the most of their golden years.
A little learning is a dangerous thing
Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession: a practical guide to trauma, burnout and collective care.
Where now for the EU – and the United Kingdom?
Brexit and the Future of the European Union: The Case for Constitutional Reforms
Missing: and a Collection of Other Thought Provoking Short Stories
Chris Boult | New Generation Publishing
The rights of victims of trafficking in Europe
A Commentary on the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings | Edited by Julia Planitzer and Helmut Sax
Discovering what turns men into monsters
Forensic Case Histories: Understanding Serious Offending Behaviour in Men | Jackie Craissati
