All Feature articles – Page 144
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The rise of the specialist: part two
A range of new laws - such as flexible-working provisions, legal aid reforms and the heroism bill - will further boost the emergence of specialist practitioners.
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Mitchell: may we relieve ourselves now?
The Court of Appeal’s updated guidance on non-compliance seeks to restore sanity. But only time will tell if it does.
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International Marketplace Conference
Lawyers face a multitude of challenges when doing business in volatile emerging economies, as we learnt from the International Marketplace Conference.
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Legal education: after hours
Will plans for a new CPD regime lead to a dilution of professional development for solicitors?
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South Africa: southern comfort
Opportunities far outweigh the challenges in South Africa, which offers law firms a vibrant market and a base for continental expansion.
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Data page – July 2014
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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Disabled people’s trusts and inheritance
Legislation heading to the Lords should open up new possibilities for disabled people who are the beneficiaries of wills.
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What next for e-Disclosure?
What lessons have been learned - by lawyers and specialists - from an initiative designed to clarify the disclosure process?
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Important days for early conciliation
New Acas-led early conciliation rules are just part of a revolutionary shake-up of the employment disputes process.
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‘Revenge porn’ legal remedies
The unauthorised digital dissemination of intimate photos and videos is a misuse of information but the legal remedies are varied or in their infancy.
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Rules governing trusts
New European regulations to combat money laundering have far-reaching implications for those advising on trusts.
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PII Focus: season of goodwill?
Regulation of professional indemnity may be in flux, but this year’s renewal market is expected to be benign.
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PII Focus: the Law Society
The chair of the Society’s PII committe runs through its agenda and explains why the profession has a ‘big question’ to answer.
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PII Focus: safety in a number
Every law firm needs to think about what level of cover it needs to ‘sleep at night’.
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PII Focus: SRA
The regulator is seeking to safeguard client protection while making cover more accessible and affordable.
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PII Focus: Chancery Pii
Chancery Pii has acted on the concerns of smaller practices to offer a viable alternative in the 1-4 partner market.
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Mitchell: conjoined appeals
An in-depth analysis of the Court of Appeal’s revised guidance on relief from sanction.
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Privacy and/or security?
The retention and disclosure of data represents a continuing threat to privacy if it is accidentally disseminated or misused.