All Features articles
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FeatureAll in it together
The benefits of becoming an employee-owned law firm can be cultural as well as financial. As Joanna Goodman hears, for some it is the magic pill that cures the headache of succession.
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FeatureGenAI generation gap
Digital literacy is an integral part of education for the lawyers of tomorrow. Law firms must be attuned to the impact of AI on juniors.
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FeatureMilitary justice: Uphill battles
Despite piecemeal reform, is our military justice system continuing to fail service personnel? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureBrexit divergence: Drifting apart
With opportunities for divergence now manifold, to what degree will we break stride with our biggest trading partner?
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FeatureSabbaticals: Break with tradition
Has the legal profession killed the career sabbatical, or merely rebranded it? Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureSwitched on
Britain must lead the way on renewable energy, says chancellor Rachel Reeves. As Katharine Freeland reports, lawyers are helping to clear the obstacles standing in the way of net zero.
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FeatureGenAI finds its voice
Voice-first interaction is recasting AI as a digital colleague rather than a tech tool. This could be the ‘new frontier’ for GenAI.
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NewsPointing the finger
With lawyers’ ethics under increasing scrutiny, the profession’s regulators have come out fighting, issuing a raft of reviews and reports. But deeper cultural change may also be needed, reports Joanna Goodman.
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Feature'Safety' v autonomy
The Commons committee stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has concluded. Now extensively amended, is the legislation fit for purpose? Eduardo Reyes reports.
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FeatureRoom at the top
Lawyers are fighting to stay on the right side of the market’s ‘bifurcation’, while a slowdown in transactions is fuelling disputes.
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FeatureWhipping up a storm
2025 is a critical year for litigation funders on several fronts. They are right to be worried, reports Rachel Rothwell.
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FeatureWinning combinations
From tribunal hearings to Supreme Court test cases and headline-grabbing strikes, lawyers who advise trade unions are a major force shaping the world of work. Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureCommon ground
Sweeping reforms to leasehold and digitisation of the property buying process descend on a residential conveyancing sector that struggles to retain and replace its lawyers. Maria Shahid reports.
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FeatureMinding the gap
Most solicitors are women and sex discrimination has been illegal for decades. So where are the equal rewards? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureSplit decisions
Backlogs and increased transparency appear to be finally pushing family law away from court, but does the cost of alternative dispute resolution risk creating a two-tier justice system? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureAI change agents
Agentic AI offers law firms a new level of automation and the possibility of removing the need for human interaction.
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FeatureDefending freedom: the legal struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa
Colonial legacies, societal and religious practices, electoral politics and international pressure all make for a complicated landscape.
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FeatureLegally Lesbians: creating representation that has been lacking for far too long
Initiative involves lesbians in the legal industry sharing their powerful personal stories and reflecting on the importance of lesbian visibility.