Comment and opinion – Page 107
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OpinionRestrictive covenants: a win-win for partner mobility
Firms must consider carefully the most effective way to protect their interests when a partner decides to leave.
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OpinionA Facebook court? Our legal system needs to catch up
The UK’s national laws and legal systems are not prepared to cope with borderless cyberspace.
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OpinionMen have an important role to play in achieving gender equality in the law
When male partners make a conscious effort to change ‘masculine’ work cultures, this filters through the organisation.
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OpinionNot a bad start: 20 years of devolution
Maturing parliament is transforming the legal landscape in Wales.
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OpinionInns throw down the gauntlet on training
Inns bar training course could prove unwelcome to solicitors.
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OpinionWhat austerity looks like
The Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges’s scathing verdict on the courts reform programme speaks for itself.
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OpinionThe PI portal plan? It's happening, we just don't know how
We know when the system is supposed to go live, but the actual details are thin on the ground.
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OpinionHow economic incentives can help reverse the gender pay gap
Impact money and you can change behaviours.
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OpinionIssues for lawyers in China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The country’s overseas investment project raises significant policy concerns for the profession.
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OpinionMental Health Awareness Week: why we should give a damn
Stress is no stranger to lawyers in small, medium or large firms.
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OpinionMental Health Awareness Week: time for lawyers to speak up
A culture of fear and silence remains on the topic of mental health in the profession.
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OpinionNo blanket comfort for claimant PI firms
Judges are not making it easy for claimant PI firms to make a living.
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OpinionDon’t be CRAP (LLP)
How would the CEO of Cursory Relationships Are Profitable provide an optimally poor service to clients?
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: stay-at-home parenting.
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OpinionVideo hearings are working
Victims of domestic abuse are appearing in injunction hearings via a computer in their solicitors' office.
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OpinionCalling time on our booze culture
Profession must be mindful of the potential problems to which we are exposing our peers.
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OpinionDeregulation trumps all
Just as deregulation is about tackling protectionism, it is also about tackling protections.
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FeatureSetting up a family law practice alone
From maximising connections to considering the finer details: the most helpful steps when building a business on your own.