All Feature articles – Page 104
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FeatureTesting times
Many have questioned the price tag of the new super-exam – but there are more serious concerns, about the impact it could have on access and the threat of a ‘two-tier’ profession.
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FeatureWhen property law and consumer legislation collide
Can consumer rights laws back up tenants seeking lease extensions from landlords? The question divided the Court of Appeal.
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FeatureGrenfell and the right to free expression
The arrests of six men for burning an effigy of the Grenfell Tower has pushed the issue of clarity between public and private expression back into the spotlight.
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FeatureGonna change the world
When lawyers become standard-bearers for high-profile activism, funding major litigation requires innovative thinking. Social media has a vital role too, writes Grania Langon-Down
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FeatureReforming the courts: a half-time report
What is the current state of play following plans announced two years ago to improve the courts and tribunals system?
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FeatureSinking the data pirates
An uncle who joined Gandhi’s independence movement inspired Ravi Naik to aim for a legal career, the Law Society human rights award winner tells Jonathan Rayner
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FeatureGrand designs
Architects report increasingly complex briefs for offices to house law firms. Can they deliver so that lawyers and support staff thrive in them? Eduardo Reyes reports
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FeatureOn your marks
As the government grapples with the intellectual property rights of businesses post-Brexit, uncertainty is hitting patent activity in the courtroom, writes Marialuisa Taddia
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FeatureInsight: Tenant endorsements
The majority of title insurance policies are geared towards protecting property owners. Here we look at cover that is aimed at protecting the interests of tenants.
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Feature‘Unfair’ contests
Inter-state arbitration rules are the bogeymen of the anti-globalisation movement. So can the European Commission get shot of them? Not easily, writes Marialuisa Taddia
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FeaturePutting a price on conveyancing
Solicitors point out that every residential conveyancing transaction is different – so how to deal with ‘price transparency’ requirements that assume the service is commoditised?
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FeatureHow to: Discipline a colleague
Sanctioning a colleague for wrongdoing is fraught with hidden perils, especially if they are a partner. Melanie Newman asks the experts how to handle disciplinary matters
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FeatureOccupational hazards
Lawyers all over the world risk losing their liberty – and worse – when they seek to uphold fundamental human rights. Jonathan Rayner reports
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FeatureOne way or another: Choosing between criminal or civil remedies in fraud cases
One of the first decisions a victim of fraud will have to make – often at a very distressing time and before all the facts are known – is whether they should make a criminal complaint to the authorities or pursue their own civil remedy.