All Feature articles – Page 160
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FeatureRoundtable: women in the law
Despite an oft-stated commitment to fairness, the legal profession struggles with gender equality – with costs for all. The Gazette roundtable on Women in the Law asked leading practitioners why.
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FeatureVicarious liability – the two-stage test
When is an employer responsible for the actions of its employees?
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FeatureLitigation funding: calling for backup
The costs of commercial litigation are tougher to finance post-Jackson. Alternative financing models are coming to the market, but will they succeed in plugging the funding gap?
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FeatureCounting the cost post-separation
Problems can arise when taking into account bonuses earned after a couple have separated.
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FeatureAre your IT departments the weakest link?
As the risks of getting it wrong multiply, information governance is no longer just a technical issue.
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FeatureData page – February 2014
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureThe Defamation Act 2013
It is not a consolidating ‘one-stop’ act for the core principles of defamation and cannot be considered in isolation.
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FeatureFamily courts: women and children first
Men have every right to feel disillusioned with the family courts system.
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FeatureReshaping CPD
Change is coming to continuing professional development and the SRA wants to hear your views.
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FeatureJudicial diversity: minority interest
It is eight years since judicial selection was overhauled, but improving diversity is turning out to be a difficult and slow process.
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FeatureUnrated insurers: the wrong questions
Imposing a rating requirement is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Should we review the scope of cover from the ground up?
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FeatureWorking with financial advisers
Joint ventures are superseding the in-house financial services model.
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FeatureChanges to extradition law
The proposed amendments contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill.
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FeatureRoundtable: conveyancing
The Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion, on risk management in conveyancing.
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FeatureThe Immigration Bill and sham marriages
What problems arise from the sham marriage measures in the new bill?
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FeatureLocal government: abuse of power
A council that evicted a solicitors’ firm from authority-owned offices did so as a ‘punishment’.