All Features articles – Page 39
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FeaturePII Focus: SRA
The regulator is seeking to safeguard client protection while making cover more accessible and affordable.
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FeaturePII Focus: Chancery Pii
Chancery Pii has acted on the concerns of smaller practices to offer a viable alternative in the 1-4 partner market.
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FeatureCity regulation: business as usual?
The Wonga ‘fake law firm’ scandal has triggered renewed criticism of seemingly lax regulation in the City. How much has really changed since 2008?
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FeatureRisk and compliance: the tools of hazard
Law firms are constantly evaluating and managing risk but best practice can remain elusive, debated delegates at the annual Risk and Compliance Conference.
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FeatureExpert evidence under the spotlight
Radical reform of funding and compliance has placed the relationship between practitioners and expert witnesses under strain.
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FeatureFeatured broadcast: Mitchell sanctions damaging to litigation – Society
The Law Society calls for clear guidance on costs sanctions and a re-emphasis of parts of the Mitchell judgment. Featuring a broadcast of proceedings, courtesy of Sky News.
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FeatureHow to: be innovative
The stability that was once a hallmark of our profession has gone for good. Law firms must innovate if they are to thrive.
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FeatureLegal Venezuela: after Chávez
The Socialist country would appear to be a barren environment for foreign investors and their international advisers. But times are changing.
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FeatureThe SME legal services market
With targeted offerings, law firms can take advantage of SMEs’ need for niche legal advice.
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FeatureFamily Drug and Alcohol Court: breaking the habit
Despite precarious funding, the court has pioneered an approach to fighting parental addiction that keeps more families together.
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FeatureIn-house: spread the word
How should in-house lawyers and legal teams market themselves? Some pioneers offer advice.
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FeatureHow to: be a better solicitor
The softer skills of handling clients and coping with complex administration are indifferently taught. A former Linklaters partner offers a refresher course.
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FeatureOp Cotton: court on camera
The failure of the defence to secure publicly funded counsel in the ‘Operation Cotton’ fraud trial provided lord chancellor Chris Grayling with the worst crisis to date at the MoJ – and a ‘dark day for justice’.
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FeatureHow to: hire a partner
Making a senior lateral hire is a major investment, so it is important that law firms understand what is required to ensure success.
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FeatureBirmingham: grand designs
Lawyers are helping to spearhead a civic and economic renaissance in Birmingham.
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FeatureLaw management: leading from the front
At the Law Society’s Law Management Section annual conference, sector specialists passed on their top tips for running a successful law firm.
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FeatureFlying Emirates: legal market resurgent in UAE
An upturn in M&A activity and growing interest from Asian investors are enhancing the longstanding appeal of the UAE to international law firms.
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FeatureEducation and training: going mobile
Legal employers are deploying a range of techniques to ensure they attract the best aspiring lawyers regardless of background.
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FeatureRisk and compliance: challenge of change
The SRA has made big changes to the way it regulates over recent years, says the board chair, but there is more to do.