All Feature articles – Page 84
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FeatureFive-step plan for taking a sabbatical
For lawyers, ‘taking a sabbatical’ can mean anything from six weeks out to settle young children into school, to six months spent solo, walking ancient pilgrim routes from Canterbury to Rome.
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FeatureAll things equal
Is the law just the law, or are there bold ways a court can deliver judgments in support of equality? Eduardo Reyes revisits 2010’s feminist judgments project to find out what happened next
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FeatureForgotten activists for law reform
Early women barristers such as Helena Normanton were strong advocates for the legal protection of married women.
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FeatureHow to go public
DWF’s pioneering listing on the London Stock Exchange raised £95m and transformed the firm into a global player. Rachel Rothwell goes behind the scenes to discover how the firm reinvented itself
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FeatureInsight: Making crime - and civil law - pay
Tikit is a leading provider of innovative and specialist technology to the Legal and Professional services sector.
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FeatureChoppy waters
After several years of calm, the professional indemnity insurance market is suddenly looking turbulent. Melanie Newman reports
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Feature‘One of them actually delivered a speech’
The legal profession was now open to women, but accessing its toilets, canteens and clubs took longer.
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FeatureFailing the test
Official reports on the ‘super-exam’ pilot raise far more questions than they answer, says the Association of Law Teachers. The SRA must disclose more information to assess whether the new SQE will be fit for purpose.
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FeatureSFO’s approach to deferred prosecution agreements
Serious Fraud Office’s latest agreement comes at a time of increased anxiety among corporates and individuals about its use of DPAs.
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FeatureDouble jeopardy
When the Civil Liability Act ushers in reduced whiplash payouts and curtails legal costs for minor injuries, defence lawyers will need to raise their game alongside their claimant counterparts. Melanie Newman reports
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FeatureInsight: Protecting your business from a cyber attack
Cyberclear, Hiscox’s Cyber and Data Risks Insurance, has been ranked the most comprehensive policy by the Insurance Times.
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Feature‘Unless Britain can produce more Rose Heilbrons...
Mothers and daughters working in the law.
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FeatureRoads to recovery
Overstretched bailiffs and enforcement processes as complex as the original court case are the hallmarks of a civil recovery regime that is not fit for purpose. Marialuisa Taddia reports
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