All Feature articles – Page 119
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FeatureData page – August 2017
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureThe 10,000 hour rule – as in table tennis, so in law
Hours logged may not guarantee expertise, but it will assure clients that their work is in safe hands.
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FeatureThe laws the Grenfell Inquiry must tackle
The many difficulties the inquiry team will have to face in a regulatory minefield.
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FeatureBrexit: Deal or no deal?
From Brexit apps and heat maps to joining the Irish Bar, lawyers are preparing for a life‑changing event of epic scale.
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FeatureCompetition: Certification and the class action regime
Second-class certification judgment in relation to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 handed down.
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FeatureBorn fighter: Jenny Beck
For Jenny Beck, defending people on the margins of society from the depredations of government is a vocation.
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FeatureCriminal - statutory changes
The criminal law provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 have been brought substantially into force and with unusual speed. Urgent provisions were brought into force on royal assent on 31 January 2017. These included a redefinition of ‘sexual exploitation’ in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 so as to ...
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FeatureJudiciary: On the defensive
Politicians share the blame for creating a moral context in which judges can be ridiculed and vilified.
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FeatureWills and probate: Face to face with online wills
The Law Commission has rekindled the debate on replacing archaic will-making with a digital future.
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FeatureEmployment tribunal fees - the next steps
What next after Supreme Court rules charging fees to bring an employment tribunal claim is unlawful.
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FeatureEmployment: Blowing the whistle
Appeal court decision could herald a resurgence of claims advanced under the whistleblower legislation.
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FeatureCalifornia: Golden wonder
Foreign firms must be truly committed to exploit the vast and lucrative California market. Competition for talent is fierce and living costs can be eye-wateringly expensive.
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FeatureSociety spotlight: Professional development centre
New PDC aims to help shape a profession that is fit for purpose now and in the future.
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FeatureData protection: GDPR and employee surveilance
At present all employers have to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) when conducting employee surveillance, as they will be gathering and using personal data about living, identifiable individuals (location, movements, internet browsing history and so on). Part 3 of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Data Protection Employment ...
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FeatureA new driver: Graham Vinter
Graham Vinter eschewed his golf handicap for a second career in private practice – and a pioneering business network.
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FeatureHow to: Prepare for the succession
In smaller practices, succession planning is often left until retirement comes into view. That is a mistake.
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FeatureBusiness lasting powers of attorney
What to do when a business owner lacks the capacity to make decisions.
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FeaturePre-action disclosure: Not worth the candle?
It will be a rare case where an application for pre-action disclosure is worth the effort
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FeatureCompetition: into the unknowns
Competition lawyers are no clearer than they were last June about how Brexit will work for them.
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FeatureA little more conversation: thought leadership in legal technology
The rise of voice interfaces in consumer platforms is changing the delivery of legal services.