All Features articles – Page 19
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FeatureCroeso i gymru
No Welsh government has faced a challenge like Covid-19, which has highlighted the realities – and limitations – of devolution, writes Marialuisa Taddia. If the crisis does pave the way for further governance reforms, will Cardiff finally take control of justice and policing?
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FeatureHorizon scans
Could ‘lockdown 3’ really be the time to consider changing job – or even specialism? There are plenty of opportunities out there, discovers Katharine Freeland.
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FeatureFirst mover advantage
Leading industry figures tell Joanna Goodman what it takes to leap off the traditional career escalator into the fast-expanding world of legal innovation.
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FeatureLevelling the playing field
The Equality Act has been in force for over a decade. Has it lived up to expectations?
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: December Council meeting
The final Council meeting of 2020 took place on 9 December.
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FeatureTiming out
In just over a fortnight the Brexit transition period ends. What now for the legal profession? Eduardo Reyes reports.
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FeatureHolding all the aces
Embracing uncertainty can build resilience into your law firm's business strategy.
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FeatureA promise of equality yet to be met
The equality pledge of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 remains unfulfilled.
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FeatureBitter pills
Brexit and Covid‑19 are posing major legal challenges for the UK’s vibrant pharmaceutical industry, but the government is keeping lawyers guessing. Marialuisa Taddia reports.
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FeatureSomething happened
The clients of City law firms can begin to plan for life after Covid-19. But have their priorities changed? Eduardo Reyes reports.
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OpinionAddressing gender based violence
Shadow solicitor general Ellie Reeves MP says violence against women and girls is ‘close to the top’ of her agenda.
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FeaturePut out to pasture?
Will Covid-19 revolutionise the market for commercial property, or just accelerate existing trends? Opinion is divided, reports Marialuisa Taddia.
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FeatureTraction and distraction
As technology gains traction, it is reconfiguring the definition and delivery of legal services and taking the future of law in unexpected directions
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FeatureRole modelling
Lockdown, which turned the legal recruitment market on its head earlier this year, is back. Yet recruiters are optimistic, reports Maria Shahid.
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FeatureTalk of the town hall
As cash-strapped councils descend into crisis, tough questions are being asked about law and governance.
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FeatureLaw Society business plan 2020/21
2020 has been an extraordinary year for the legal profession, the country, and for the Law Society, writes Paul Tennant.
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FeatureRoom to grow
There is high praise for the City’s own tribunal. Should it have a bigger remit? Marialuisa Taddia reports.
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FeatureStick or twist?
Law firms will struggle to stay in business without modern tech capability and interactive client resources. But too many are running on ancient systems.
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FeatureCold, hard cash
HMRC’s ‘blended approach’ to tackling tax evasion and money laundering is getting results, reports Melanie Newman. But is it encroaching on people’s rights?