All Features articles – Page 12
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FeatureNot in my backyard
Reform of planning law is a sensitive area – especially for Conservative voters – but it is also essential to the government’s growth ambitions. Rachel Rothwell reports on a suite of looming reforms.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: CQS arrives on a new platform
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme quickly became a vital tool in combating fraud and money laundering. Next month the quality mark is going properly digital, reports Jonathan Rayner.
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FeatureWhen the mask slips
Pandemic lockdowns turbocharged open conversations about mental health in the legal profession. But how much has really changed? Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureOn the march
A trawl of the Gazette’s archives to mark Black History Month yields some surprises for Eduardo Reyes
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FeatureI changed my name to fit in
Three lawyers from the Law Society’s Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division committee share their experience of changing their given name, and their feelings about doing so.
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FeatureWritten in the stars
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill envisages ripping up the EU lawbook, sparking concerns about the rule of law and parliamentary scrutiny. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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FeatureMinority reports
Court reporters may be an endangered species but the vital service they provide in terms of public education and open justice must be protected.
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FeatureIsrael reaches for new tech horizons
With ‘start-up’ nation Israel at the forefront of game-changing technology, a roundtable discussion considers the crossovers of legal tech.
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FeatureBringing the house down
A sustained boom in property transactions generated huge volume but has done little to resolve conveyancing’s systemic problems.
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FeatureExam graded
Twelve months on from its formal implementation, the jury remains out on whether the Solicitors Qualifying Exam will achieve its noble aims.
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FeaturePII: a change in the weather
Long Read: Premiums are still going up, but the professional indemnity insurance market is softening at last.
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FeaturePlaying politics
Prison lawyers are sceptical about the latest reforms of prisons and probation, reports Rachel Rothwell. At Westminster debate on penal policy long ago degenerated into a competition over who can shout the loudest about crime.
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FeatureCouncil’s junior lawyers
Lizzy Lim and Baljinder Atwal, two of four junior lawyer members of the Law Society Council, talk to Eduardo Reyes about their background, experiences and role representing their peers.
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FeatureComputer says yes
What’s it like to advise the world’s top tech entrepreneurs? Joanna Goodman finds out.
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FeatureNew frontiers in the metaverse
Law firms need a strategy to make the most of tech innovation and balance virtual and physical collaboration.
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FeatureBench pressed
Who’d be a judge? Crumbling courtroom infrastructure, real-terms pay cuts, and accusations of harassment and bullying have made the bench a tough sell. Catherine Baksi reports
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FeatureCulture club
Hybrid working arrangements bring challenges and opportunities for the culture of the legal workplace. Joanna Goodman reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
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FeatureAll at sea
New legislation designed to usher in the government’s hardline stance on asylum remains mired in controversy and bogged down by the courts. Solicitors are in the government’s sights too, reports Eduardo Reyes.