How to work in new ways
With Covid-19 shutting offices and forcing teams apart, Katharine Freeland looks at remote, flexible and agile working
The relevance of pre-contract information
In PBS Energo v Bester Generacion [2020] EWHC 223 (TCC), the Technology and Construction Court concluded that asbestos contamination, encountered on a biomass energy plant construction project, had been foreseeable in light of the pre-contract information provided to the subcontractor.
SDT decisions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
When the levy breaks
Anti-money laundering.
An uphill battle
Global efforts to achieve equality for women at the top of the legal profession are struggling to get results. Melanie Newman finds out what is going wrong – and what is working.
Out of the knacker’s yard?
Remote and agile working is certainly one for the medium-term. I speak from experience.
London first
Capital’s pole position in cross-border dispute resolution will take some shifting.
Market contagion
Coronavirus is here. But UK government action plan unveiled a week ago had little detail to impart about business continuity in law.
Not rocket science
In forensic science, as in so much else justice-related, the UK’s position of global pre-eminence has been compromised by funding cuts and falling standards.
'Appointment at the dining table to represent a client at the police station'
Lawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline on how the legal profession is coping with Covid-19.
Successfully managing remote legal teams
What can firms do to ensure their teams remain motivated during this unprecedented time?
Coronavirus Q&A: Executing wills
Common queries answered about how best to execute wills during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Covid-19 will cast a long shadow
We should all contemplate the longer-term consequences for our profession.
News focus
News focus: Unified Patent Court impasse - what now?
A German ruling to void membership of the Unified Patent Court highlights the fragility of supranational institutions. But is the UK ready to take advantage of this window of opportunity?
How to work in new ways
With Covid-19 shutting offices and forcing teams apart, Katharine Freeland looks at remote, flexible and agile working
How to: Tackle succession planning
Contemplating your own professional mortality can be uncomfortable, hears Marialuisa Taddia. But the rise of the ‘zombie’ law firm shows it is never too early to start thinking about what comes next.
How to: be a non-executive director
When a solicitor becomes a non-executive director their role is not simply to offer free legal advice – they are expected to support the board and CEO, says Melanie Newman.
The lay of the land
Positive Covenants and Freehold Land | Christopher Jessel
American history through the lens of the law
A History of American Law 4th edition | Lawrence M. Friedman
Aliens sent among us
Criminal Dissent – Prosecutions Under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 | Wendell Bird
Ones that (almost) got away
Investigating the Almost Perfect Murders: The Case of Russell Causley and Other Crimes | Anthony Nott
Copy that! Accessible guidance with a global reach
International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice (Fourth Edition)
