All Feature articles – Page 124
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Civil law disputes: written in code
For lawyers schooled in a common law tradition, the conduct of civil law disputes can be an uncomfortable experience.
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Part 36: concessions and intentions
The method for determining whether an offer legitimately qualifies under Part 36 was recently considered in a High Court case.
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New rules for data protection
Data breach management and the new EU data protection regulation.
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Jackson reforms: counting the costs
Three years on, have Jackson LJ’s civil litigation reforms been a success?
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Coronial reform is crucial now
A set of local coroner services with widely varying investigation outcomes fails the bereaved.
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Understanding restorative justice
Now that legislation has enabled more widespread restorative justice, criminal defenders must understand the process.
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PI: reducing your risk exposure
Practitioners must exercise extreme caution when dealing with potential subtle brain injury.
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Local government: planning enforcement
The Robert Fidler case is still rumbling like a potentially active volcano.
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Business and human rights – moral support
The growing importance of human rights in the conduct of business provides lawyers with both challenges and opportunities
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E-disclosure predictive coding
The use of technology in litigation disclosure looks set to become more common following a landmark judgment.
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Commercial property: overage clauses
What should commercial property lawyers look out for, to make sure their drafting does not end up before a judge?
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Money matters in family cases
District Judge Peter Glover concludes his series on enforcement and the family court.
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Roundtable: Brexit legal strategy
Anxious business clients are queueing up for advice on the potential implications of a Brexit vote. As the Gazette’s latest roundtable heard, the legal services industry is also gripped by uncertainty.
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Legal tech: knocking at the back door
Encryption is business-critical for law firms as well as their clients – and it is under threat.
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Ten years of the Law Society Excellence Awards
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first Law Society Excellence Awards. Here past winners tell us what the accolade meant and where their careers have taken them since.
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Mind the gender pay gap
The government is taking steps to address pay inequalities that still exist in UK workplaces.
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Mixed fortunes for the SFO
The SFO faces daunting political and resourcing challenges, but it is moving in the right direction.
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Singapore: dispute resolution hub
International law firms are jockeying for position in Singapore, which is evolving into a regional dispute resolution hub.
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Immigration: a challenge to the Upper Tribunal
The Administrative Court has sent a message to the tribunals that their decisions are properly reviewable.