All Feature articles – Page 164
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FeatureEducation and training: learning curve
The profession’s regulators face complex and overlapping challenges in creating a legal education system which shifts the focus from the ‘journey’ to the point of qualification.
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FeatureReasonable foreseeability
The opportunity for a claimant injured at work to rely on a statutory breach was reduced on 1 October by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act (ERRA) 2013.
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FeatureData page – October 2013
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureHow to: change specialisms
Grania Langdon-Down hears from practitioners who have reshaped their career by moving practice area.
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FeatureOffshore: reasons to be cheerful
Offshore financial centres have suffered a reputational bruising and tougher regulation in the aftermath of the 2008 crash. But many law firms have found ways to survive and thrive.
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FeatureCosts and litigants in person
Ian Besford outlines the rules and case law on costs for a growing proportion of litigants.
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FeatureNeeds, wants and principles
The High Court recently offered a useful starter pack in both planning and administrative law.
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FeatureThe relationship between value and instability
Assessing the commercial impact of political change.
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FeatureAuto-enrolment pension regime
What impact will the new rules have on law firms? Non-compliance could see them hit hard.
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FeatureRoundtable: pro bono
Austerity Britain has presented lawyers willing to provide pro bono legal advice with severe challenges in accommodating unmet need.
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FeaturePredictive coding: embracing the new
Law firms cannot afford to ignore the use of machine-learning technology to control costs.
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FeatureProbate: dealing with debts
A recent case gives a rare insight into the legal rules on the incidence of debts related to a will.
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Video interview with Desmond Hudson
Interviewed by the Gazette’s Catherine Baksi, Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson defends Chancery Lane’s accommodation with the Ministry of Justice on criminal legal aid reform.
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FeatureChina: a tough market to penetrate
The world’s second-largest economy offers boundless potential. But restrictions on the work of foreign firms are among many obstacles to sharing in China’s success.
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FeatureJudicial recusal
The doctrine of judicial recusal dictates that a judge may recuse himself from proceedings if he decides that it is not appropriate for him to hear a case listed to be heard by him.
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FeatureFootballers and employment law
A recent spate of vocal exchanges within the game could be about to raise a number of interesting employment law issues.
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FeatureOpening ceremony
We report on events that marked the start of the legal year, which were attended by controversy.
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FeatureJackson’s civil justice reforms: the verdict is in
Key elements of Lord Justice Jackson’s reforms are six months old. Eduardo Reyes quizzed senior practitioners on their impact so far.
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FeatureClients need to know their rights
While many law firms are handling complaints better, solicitors still have a regulatory obligation to inform their customers of their right to complain.