All Feature articles – Page 126
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FeatureLinking medicine and law
Medical-legal partnerships under an ABS model could improve access to justice.
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FeatureRoundtable: junior lawyers
Partnership is not necessarily the ultimate goal for a generation of junior lawyers turned off by stress, risk and internal politics.
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FeatureHow to: sell a law firm
For those who are willing to spend time and resources preparing their own law firm for sale, there are opportunities out there.
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FeatureNew EU data protection regulation
The regulation will replace all data protection legislation in EU member states. What do practitioners need to do next to be ready?
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FeatureChallenges of Welsh devolution
The draft Wales Bill must be fundamentally reworked if it is to live up to its promise.
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FeatureTwenty years as a district judge
What changes have impacted on access to justice over the past two decades? We hear first-hand from a judge in the county court.
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FeatureFuture of legal services
In the first of two articles about The Future of Legal Services, we reflect on what the Law Society’s new report foretells for private practice.
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FeatureGovernance review: commercial imperatives
Is the Law Society institutionally neglectful of commercial solicitors?
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FeaturePI: non-delegable duty of care
The Court of Appeal dealt with the issue of vicarious liability after the foster child claimant suffered abuse.
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FeatureLegal Russia: bear market
Sanctions and a shrinking economy have severely affected legal business in Russia. But there is cause for optimism.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: venues and hospitality
Chancery Lane boasts eight ‘function areas’ that offer a valuable service to solicitors.
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FeatureRoundtable: planning for growth
How should law firms grow? Are mergers best or could they even issue 10-year bonds?
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FeatureLocal government: consultation minefield
Lambeth Council came unstuck for effectively moving the goalposts in relation to its published consultation arrangements.
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FeatureHow to: become a QC
Taking silk has real value for solicitor-advocates. But are the cards stacked against them?
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FeatureLitvinenko inquiry: Putin ‘probably’ approved spy’s murder
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned nearly a decade ago. A public inquiry has concluded that the country’s president probably signed off the murder. Watch the broadcast of court, in association with Sky News.
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FeatureLegal technology: exploiting know-how
Robots are not about to replace lawyers. But what about personal assistants?
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FeatureEducation and training: passing muster?
The SRA has set out a radical blueprint to overhaul the education of aspiring solicitors, but many in the profession fear the reforms will dilute standards.
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FeatureCivil procedure: expert evidence
A failure to control expert evidence will result in the court making adverse costs orders.
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FeatureWills: choice and control at the end of life
Lawyers and healthcare professionals have created a pioneering tool to help people control end-of-life decisions.