All Feature articles – Page 155
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FeaturePII 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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FeaturePII 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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FeaturePII Focus: SRA
The regulator is seeking to safeguard client protection while making cover more accessible and affordable.
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FeatureRules governing trusts
New European regulations to combat money laundering have far-reaching implications for those advising on trusts.
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Feature‘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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FeaturePrivacy and/or security?
The retention and disclosure of data represents a continuing threat to privacy if it is accidentally disseminated or misused.
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FeaturePI diversification poses risks
The trend of non-specialist firms moving into clinical negligence work in a bid to shore up revenues following LASPO could have damaging consequences for the profession.
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FeatureRecord of extraordinary service
About 6,000 solicitors joined the forces in the Great War. Each has a story to tell.
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FeatureThe retreat from Mitchell
Last week’s compliance guidance offers a more nuanced approach to penalty enforcement. Triviality has gone.
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FeatureRefoulement – EU law and asylum
States are neglecting their basic international obligations.
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FeatureCity regulation: business as usual?
The Wonga ‘fake law firm’ scandal has triggered renewed criticism of seemingly lax regulation in the City. How much has really changed since 2008?
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FeatureRise of the company secretary
Once unfairly maligned as a glorified clerical position, the company secretary has become much more visible – and valuable.
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FeaturePensions: enrolment and partnerships
LLP members should be considered ‘workers’ for the purposes of auto-enrolment legislation.
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FeatureEnforcing financial ombudsman decisions
Why are attempts to enforce Financial Ombudsman Service decisions in the legal system so onerous?
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FeatureRoundtable: future of the bar
The success of commercial barristers is reliant on an independent and viable publicly funded bar now under sustained attack. What to do?
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FeatureBreaking the covenant of trust
The SRA’s short-sighted approach to regulatory reform needs an urgent rethink.
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FeatureRisk and compliance: the tools of hazard
Law firms are constantly evaluating and managing risk but best practice can remain elusive, debated delegates at the annual Risk and Compliance Conference.
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