All Feature articles – Page 10
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The Assisted Dying Bill: what happens next?
A look at what responsibilities the legal profession needs to consider after MP’s voted in favour of the The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
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Spotlight on deforestation: UK supermarkets
Pressure on businesses to meet deforestation targets will intensify. Beyond regulatory and liability risks, failure to act brings significant reputational consequences.
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A little goes a long way: the Law Society Charity after 50 years
The Law Society Charity supports registered charities whose principal aims are to help members in the areas of access to justice, legal education or human rights.
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Focus on LPAs
As the BBC covers allegations of financial malpractice at a law firm, Ann Stanyer reviews the current position on solicitors’ professional obligations.
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Lord Briggs defends fixed recoverable costs regime for professional negligence cases
In a speech for the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association, Lord Briggs championed voluntary adjudication and gave qualified support to the use of fixed costs and one way costs-shifting to promote access to justice.
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Rights and wrongs
To many, the European Convention on Human Rights and its court stand in the way of the UK achieving its post-Brexit potential.
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GenAI two years on
Looking back at the first generation of legal AI shows how dramatically the profession’s tech scene has changed.
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Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
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Damage limitation
Catherine Baksi takes the pulse of a personal injury sector squeezed by tariffs, costs curbs and court delays.
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Client risks: Danger nous
How should firms manage risk, compliance and client care in the context of rising demands relating to due diligence? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
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Gazette Readers Panel AI and Technology Survey Executive Summary, sponsored by Canon
The use of artificial intelligence is accelerating globally on a daily basis. To understand current perceptions and usage within the legal sector, a survey was completed in August and September 2024 with The Law Society Gazette Reader Panel, sponsored by Canon UK.
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Imitation game
Brexit has cast a long shadow over the intellectual property sector, while artificial intelligence tools await the certainty test cases will provide.
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