All Feature articles – Page 51
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Capital gains
High-net-worth conveyancing has never been so lucrative, as the ‘race for space’ post-lockdown combines with a resurgence of interest in prime London property. Cutting SDLT merely fuelled the flames, hears Marialuisa Taddia – and there is little sign yet of the market cooling off.
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Maintaining England and Wales' status as a leading destination for commercial arbitration
Law Commission announces review of the Arbitration Act 1996.
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Rose Heilbron: willing role model and trailblazer
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Heilbron's appointment as the first woman judge at the Old Bailey.
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Neurim presses on with UK action over insomnia patent despite parallel EPO proceedings
Intellectual property.
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The watchful hours
Email fraud, threats to third-party supply chains and ransomware pose nightmare scenarios for law firms. Joanna Goodman looks at the everyday perils that give compliance officers sleepless nights.
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Fear not: future of lawyering lies with you
Solicitors are concerned about the impact of automation on their jobs. But the manifold benefits of the many innovations coming to market should be a cause for celebration.
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Giving up baby
Surrogacy is becoming an increasingly popular option for would-be parents who are unable to conceive by ‘conventional’ means. But the UK’s outdated surrogacy laws are in urgent need of reform, reports Rachel Rothwell.
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Court upholds decision to refuse enforcement and recognition of arbitral award under Arbitration Act
Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48.
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Fines alone won’t ease divorce logjam
The more holistic and educational approach lawyers can offer, the more likely a client may consider mediation.
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Solo climbers
Law firms for self-employed consultant solicitors are growing rapidly. Could they really accommodate a third of all solicitors within five years? Marialuisa Taddia reports
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My legal life: John O’Donovan, Harold Benjamin
Partner and head of banking and finance, London.
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