All Feature articles – Page 123
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FeatureLLPs: preparing for transparency
Transparency for limited liability partnerships – a new statutory register.
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FeatureHong Kong: staying power
China’s economy may be slowing but the city retains its longstanding appeal to international advisers.
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FeatureLegal tech: ‘lifers’ versus impact executives
Heavyweight innovators now direct change at law firms.
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FeatureChildcare vouchers and maternity leave
Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling on childcare vouchers is at odds with the approach taken by most employers.
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FeatureMergers: joined-up thinking
Bigger firms are now looking overseas for mergers, but more consolidation is expected in the mid-tier as ‘baby boomer’ partners retire.
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FeatureCompanies and conflicts of interest
On the face of it, the nature of conflicts of interest should be straightforward. But solicitors should be wary.
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FeatureHow to: leave the City
More solicitors than ever work in the City, but some decide it’s not for them. What then?
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FeatureIn-house: new consigliere
The global financial crisis led to a ‘revolution’ in the role of the general counsel.
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FeatureCriminal law: case for the defence
Criminal law practitioners are back on speaking terms with the government, but they still face an uncertain future.
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FeatureIndia: transforming business relations
Six reasons why now is the right time for UK lawyers to help transform business relations with India.
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FeatureIP: brand coexistence agreements
How should a brand coexistence agreement, made long before the internet gained any kind of popularity, apply to global online use?
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FeatureAdapting to technological change
In an era when clients are more demanding then ever before, lawyers and firms must adapt their working practices – or risk failure.
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FeatureLaw Society Governance Review
Chancery Lane is keen to hear the views of members on how the Law Society should be governed.
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FeatureThe media, defamation and lawyers
Libel claimants may have higher hurdles to clear, but the proliferation of social media and privacy instructions is keeping lawyers busy.
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FeatureNegligence claim over Raoul Moat shooting
The claimants said that Northumbria Police owed PC David Rathband a duty of care to warn him of the threats made by killer Raoul Moat.
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FeatureRoundtable: civil litigation
Litigators are trained to think on their feet – which is just as well, given the recurrent bouts of legislative and procedural reform imposed on them.
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FeatureJoint enterprise: wrong turn in common law
The implications of R v Jogee for the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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FeatureLegal technology: clearing obstacles to creativity
Hackathons signal a new direction for legal IT – buying into the startup culture.