All Feature articles – Page 105
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FeatureCommercial property: Restrictive covenants
There are few cases so iconic that lawyers remember the names long after university or law school. One is Tulk v Moxhay [1848], the case on the restrictive covenants which have prevented building on Leicester Square. The date of that case demonstrates that well-drafted restrictive covenants on land are an ...
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FeatureSafeguarding solicitors – and our clients
Clear and proportionate regulation is the bedrock of our peerless legal system – we ignore this at our peril.
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FeatureCanada: Trading places
Buffeted by foreign incomers and embroiled in a trade stand-off with the US, Canadian law firms are seeking to broaden their horizons.
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FeaturePro bono: Never enough
Can pro bono legal advice be more than a ‘sticking plaster on a gushing wound’?
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FeatureBlockchain: a numbers game
Blockchain is a very good horse to bet on – we just don’t yet know in which race
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FeatureData page – October 2017
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureSociety spotlight: Planning for an uncertain market
October’s meeting of the Law Society Council
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FeatureTechnology: Riding the hype-cycle
Tech start-ups have peaked, we are told – not so in the law.
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FeatureEU Financial Regulation: Money troubles
Since the 2008 crash, restoring stability to Europe’s financial services industry has taken precedence over creating a single market. That has meant a fee bonanza for compliance advisers.
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FeatureJudicial behaviour: Bullying in the courtroom
New measures are needed to combat judicial bullying – existing safeguards are not enough.
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FeatureGoing Dutch
The Netherlands has published draft rules for its new English language commercial court, which will seek to exploit Brexit by targeting international dispute resolution.
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FeatureDiscliplinary proceedings: Defining dishonesty
Ivey v Genting Casinos – why the new test of dishonesty will make no difference to the outcome of disciplinary proceedings.
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FeatureAssisted dying: A right to autonomy and dignity
Stage is set for the next round of assisted dying litigation.
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FeatureEmployment law: Aluko and the Football Association
High-profile case provides a salutary reminder to employers on handling sensitive allegations of discrimination.
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FeatureVictim support: Ahmed Aydeed
The Junior Lawyer of the Year 2017 is proud to serve ‘demonised’ asylum-seekers who have lost everything.
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FeatureCards on the table for criminal solicitors
Ivey could cause a revision in the laws on dishonesty.
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FeatureCivil litigation: a future in dispute
As competitor jurisdictions look to exploit Brexit and costs are squeezed further, lawyers at the Gazette’s latest roundtable reflect on the seemingly permanent revolution in civil litigation work.
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FeaturePersonal injury: Foster carers and vicarious liability
Supreme Court reverses decision of the Court of Appeal, deciding that a local authority could be vicariously liable for torts committed by foster carers against children in local authority care.
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FeatureBrexit taskforce: A progress report on leaving the EU
The Law Society is working hard to place the law and profession in the best possible position whatever the outcome of Brexit.