All Feature articles – Page 154
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FeatureDealing with jargon
Industry-specific buzzwords and acronyms can complicate cases for solicitors. Asking the right questions is paramount.
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FeatureFraud in PI law claims
The Law Commission’s retreat on fraud in personal injury is welcome, but raises troubling questions.
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FeatureDispute resolution: use of tiered clauses
A recent decision provides support for the validity of so-called escalation clauses.
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FeatureCommercial property: competition and use
What is the impact on lawyers of recent cases following changes to the 1998 Competition Act?
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FeatureRoundtable: the IT crowd
Law firms are embracing cutting-edge technology to improve efficiency and provide services that meet client expectations.
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FeatureIan Watkins appeal
Court of Appeal judges sitting at Cardiff Crown Court have dismissed an attempt by Ian Watkins, former singer with the Lostprophets, to reduce his 35-year sentence for child sex offences.
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FeatureThe 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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FeatureMitchell: 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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FeatureSouth 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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FeatureLegal education: after hours
Will plans for a new CPD regime lead to a dilution of professional development for solicitors?
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FeatureInternational 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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FeatureData page – July 2014
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureDisabled 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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FeatureWhat 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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FeatureImportant 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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FeatureMitchell: conjoined appeals
An in-depth analysis of the Court of Appeal’s revised guidance on relief from sanction.
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FeaturePII 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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FeaturePII Focus: season of goodwill?
Regulation of professional indemnity may be in flux, but this year’s renewal market is expected to be benign.