All Features articles – Page 4

  • Arbitration illustration
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    A middle way

    28 April 2023

    With family courts in disarray, clients can resolve their disputes more quickly and cost effectively through arbitration.

  • National Crime Agency
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    Chasing money

    21 April 2023

    The controversial tool of private prosecutions is central to government efforts to combat fraud, compensating for the chronic underfunding of public agencies. Katharine Freeland reports.

  • Samsung offices
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    Keeping an eye on AI

    21 April 2023

    As the hype of generative AI dies down and focus turns to practical applications, legal tech is finding new ways to limit potential risks.

  • Awaab Ishak
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    Poverty payback

    14 April 2023

    Solicitors want to help vulnerable people get the advice they need to challenge injustice, reports Catherine Baksi. But worsening poverty is bringing the malign legacy of the ten-year-old LASPO legislation into ever sharper relief.

  • Emmeline Pankhurst
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    Pulled into the orbit of suffragette London

    14 April 2023

    A solicitor’s memoirs – part 3

  • RogerSmith
    Feature

    Why we need a National Legal Service

    14 April 2023

    The poor need legal aid and assistance in civil cases. What are we going to do about it?

  • Eugene Shvidler
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    Risky business

    31 March 2023

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine thrust sanctions compliance up the agenda of law firms of all sizes. Katharine Freeland reports.

  • Star Trek
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    To boldly go on generative AI?

    31 March 2023

    Generative AI such as OpenAI’s GPT series offers opportunities for law firms to streamline data extraction and administrative tasks. But the legal sector also needs to be wary of the pitfalls of entrusting data to third-party technology

  • Barking’s Vicarage Field
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    Centre stage

    24 March 2023

    Lawmakers play political football with planning law. There is a danger that the results in our town and city centres will increasingly reflect this brinkmanship, writes Maria Shahid.

  • Only Fools and horses
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    Double trouble

    17 March 2023

    While the retained EU law bill threatens more than 82 pieces of legislation, and the UK has excluded itself from Europe’s new Unified Patent Court, IP lawyers in the UK are busier than ever and remain upbeat. Joanna Goodman reports.

  • Crippen
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    A solicitor’s memoirs – part 2

    2023-03-13T11:23:00Z

    Fame and infamy in Edwardian London.

  • An anonymous woman interacts with a chart displaying an increase between the years 2012 and 2022
    Feature

    SME law firms still hitting the mark

    10 March 2023

    Society's annual bellwether makes encouraging reading for small and medium-sized solicitor firms.

  • Rape crisis
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    Rape crisis

    10 March 2023

    Stung by the accusation that rape has been ‘decriminalised’, the CPS is striving to expedite cases in the face of acute resource constraints.

  • A woman leads a team meeting
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    More must be done to retain, promote and support women getting to the top

    2023-03-10T10:28:00Z

    Studies show women are great at the top. But how do we get more women there, and - more importantly - how do we get them to stay?

  • IWD 2023: is the legal profession truly embracing equity?
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    IWD 2023: is the legal profession truly embracing equity?

    2023-03-09T14:05:00Z

    The concept of equity acknowledges that we don’t all start from the same place, have the same needs, or follow the same journey.

  • Female coworkers chat in the office
    Feature

    Working with others – let’s get Fit for Law

    2023-03-08T11:18:00Z

    Learning essential skills, reflective practice and supervision, and managing client relationships.

  • Dana Denis-Smith
    Feature

    Moving on up

    3 March 2023

    Most solicitors are women. So when it comes to career progression to senior positions, Maria Shahid asks, why is it still a man’s world?

  • Legal hero
    Feature

    Looking up to your stars

    2023-03-03T00:01:00Z

    Today the Law Society launches its Legal Heroes campaign. To mark this project, Eduardo Reyes invited Gazette contacts to share their own legal heroes with fellow readers.

  • Ukraine graves
    Feature

    Damning indictments

    24 February 2023

    What does the evolution of international criminal law enforcement portend for the prosecution of alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine? Catherine Baksi reports

  • A woman reviews a smart meter app on her phone
    Feature

    Three ways a smart meter could help your practice

    2023-02-21T15:36:00Z

    Make your practice’s energy usage fairer and more transparent. (Sponsored content.)