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All Features articles – Page 12
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FeatureMen behaving badly
Will the SRA’s drubbing in Beckwith inhibit its longer-term efforts to curb sexual misconduct in the legal profession? And should we take at face value pledges by law firms that they will get serious when confronted by such allegations? Eduardo Reyes reports.
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FeaturePostcard from abroad: James Kitching, Harneys
James Kitching, an associate at Harneys in the British Virgin Islands, examines the role of English law in offshore transactions.
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FeaturePostcard from abroad: Yesim Bezen, Bezen & Partners
We look to Turkey for the next in our series examining how English law is used in different jurisdictions.
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FeatureHow to: Keep clients close
Business development and contact-building have barely been possible in-person for over a year. But, as Eduardo Reyes discovers, that has not stopped imaginative law firms from keeping clients engaged and entertained – and a hybrid approach looks here to stay
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FeatureFeeling the heat
A housing market that ground to a complete halt last year is suddenly white hot, as pent-up demand meets a controversial tax holiday.
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FeatureTaking the rap: crime
In a dysfunctional and cash-strapped criminal justice system, are sentencing discounts for a guilty plea leading to miscarriages of justice?
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FeatureConveyancing risks and indemnity insurance
The past 10 months have seen a significant increase in the volume of conveyancing transactions. What does that mean for your PII?
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FeaturePostcard from Abroad: Tony Grundy, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (Singapore) LLP
We return to Singapore as Tony Grundy, counsel, explores what it’s like to work there.
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FeatureA quieter mind: Nature and mental health
Nature is in the National Parks in abundance, but it’s also round the corner.
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FeatureEngagement or subversion?
Pandemic pragmatism has brought technological innovation to the forefront of legal services, but a critical factor is being overlooked – the needs of the user
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FeatureRemote control
Civil justice practitioners report numerous benefits from a move to remote proceedings. Criminal law was always going to be more problematic.
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FeatureOlive Clapham – ‘first woman barrister’
On 25 May 1921, The Times published the bar final examination results. For the first time, the list of successful candidates included a woman: Olive Catherine Clapham. The newspaper marked this milestone with a short article highlighting her achievement, headlined ‘The First Woman Barrister’. Dr Caroline Derry ...
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FeaturePostcard from Abroad: Anna Weiss, Kennedys Miami
Examining how English law is being used in different jurisdictions.
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FeatureThe Old trouble
A tumultuous 12 months has ensured lawyers working in pensions disputes are busier than ever.
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FeatureFree enterprise
‘Cumbersome and clunky’ or the ‘envy of the world’? Post-Brexit, reform of the UK’s antitrust regime could encompass the globally esteemed Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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FeatureHow to: Win an award
All lawyers tell prospective clients and job candidates that they, their team and the firm are the best – so an award helps prove it. Maria Shahid talks to the people who know how to go about winning one.
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FeatureCandidates for change
The lasting effect of the pandemic on law firm hiring policies – and a candidate’s options – looks set to be profound, writes Katharine Freeland
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FeatureClimate change disputes in Europe and beyond
Climate change-related disputes have evolved beyond damages-based claims to a new and diverse class of legal action.
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FeatureBelieve it or not
Several legal tech stories published on 1 April seemed especially imaginative.