All Feature articles – Page 112
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FeatureData page – May 2017
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureImmigration: what to expect from the main parties
Laura Devine outlines the key policies that the political parties are expected to put foward in their election manifestos.
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FeatureRoundtable: small firms
Life outside Big Law is not for the faint-hearted but for those who can carve out a niche and plan for the future, the prospects are good. Eduardo Reyes reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable
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FeatureCivil procedure: Unreasonable conduct and costs
It is trite that a court will carefully scrutinise the parties’ behaviour when assessing costs in civil disputes.
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FeatureGeneral election: Non-party campaigning rules
Civil society organisations were caught on the hop by the snap election. What must they do?
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FeatureAct for SMEs
Law firms must be innovative with charging structures to exploit rising demand from 5.5 million SMEs.
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FeatureMental health: Tiny steps to make our profession kinder
Poor conduct and outmoded ways of working are causing a mental health crisis among solicitors
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FeatureFinding the right IT strategy
In the first instalment of a regular Gazette feature, Peter Wright considers how law firms should approach their IT investment
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FeatureCriminal law: Sentencing guidelines
The Sentencing Council has issued a series of significant guidelines.
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FeatureBelgium: Union city blues?
Brexit and the crisis of confidence in the EU are creating uncertainty for foreign lawyers based in the Belgian capital. But business is brisk, reports Marialuisa Taddia
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FeatureMake agile working work
Professionals are demanding flexible working – and legal employers which have responded claim excellent results
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FeatureThe next step for arbitrations
Has the process of arbitration become litigation in all but name?
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FeatureLaw management: Devon practice ditches ‘drab’ marketing cliches
Law firm marketing should lead on themes which matter to the firm and its people rather than the selling of ‘hard law’, a prize-winning regional law firm advised.
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FeatureLaw management: Firms’ disability claims
Law firms are disproportionately represented in claims related to disability discrimination and workplace health, according to a niche law firm specialising in such claims.
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FeatureCrown Prosecution Service: True cost of a poor charging decision
The acquittal of Kato Harris in July 2016 attracted considerable attention. His case has been in the news again following the recent order for costs against the Crown Prosecution Service after it declined to provide an account of how the decision to charge Harris came to be made.
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FeatureLaw management: Law Society reveals plans for career improvements
The Law Society must go further than help solicitors meet basic ‘competence’ requirements, providing services to help members develop and progress their careers, Society president Robert Bourns told the annual Law Management Section conference last month.
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FeatureLaw management: Fire your law firm’s misfits within weeks, urges ex-John Lewis boss
Efforts by law firms to stand out by defining their ‘values’ and purpose commonly fail through lack of management commitment, the former head of customer service at iconic department store chain John Lewis told the conference.
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FeatureBoom to bust?
As different jurisdictions vie for business, Brexit is beginning to look like a serious own goal for insolvency and restructuring practitioners. Marialuisa Taddia reports
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FeatureLaw management: Cyber attacks ‘keeping partners awake at night’
Ransomware features in half of all cybercrime reports to the police where a business suffers an attack on its computer system, a senior City police officer told the conference.
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FeatureLaw management: Exam-like grades for client satisfaction helped turn around Oxford firm Darbys
‘A tower of turnover falls over.’