All Features articles – Page 18
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FeaturePostcard from Abroad: Keith Mukami, CMS South Africa
We are in the City of Gold, Johannesburg, this week in our series examining how English law is being used in different jurisdictions.
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FeatureLugano posturing is bad for everyone
It is now over a month since the European Commission advised the European parliament and council that the UK should not be allowed to join the Lugano Convention.
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FeatureCentenary of the Six-Point Group
This year marks the centenary of the formation of the Six-Point Group, a feminist organisation dedicated to campaigning for equal rights for women through legal reform.
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FeatureDamage limitation
For legal services, the UK’s Brexit deal was better than expected, but still leaves a great deal to be desired – and lobbied for.
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FeatureSelf-service solution
Applications coded in the same language that can connect and exchange information are building efficiencies into corporate and commercial law and reshaping legal services.
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FeatureThe Modern Law Firm: Automated. Integrated. Digitised.
Many have noted the legal world’s relative lag in digitisation compared to other professional services industries.
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FeatureKicking up a storm
In a year of eye-watering PII premium increases, solicitors are entitled to grumble, Jonathan Rayner finds – even if they can’t agree on a solution.
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FeaturePostcard from Abroad: Ton van den Bosch, Addleshaw Goddard
We return to Asia as we hear from Ton van den Bosch, partner and head of the Singapore office of Addleshaw Goddard.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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