Features – Page 2
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FeatureNew leadership and renewed focus for legal tech
(Sponsored content.) Colin Bohanna reflects on why he has joined Dye & Durham UK, what’s changing and how legal professionals can benefit from a more connected, customer-first approach to technology.
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FeatureLife of PII
Negligence claims are rising, but most firms are currently enjoying favourable indemnity premiums in what is a notoriously volatile insurance market. Maria Shahid finds out why – and how long such benign conditions are expected to last.
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FeatureData page – August 2025
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureOne Bar, bar none?
Barristers are busier than ever, reports Catherine Baksi. But with huge disparities in the rewards on offer and practitioners reporting increasingly divergent experiences, the profession is polarising.
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FeatureFinding the middle way
Although promoting alternative dispute resolution is not a new development in family court hearings, it was given added impetus in April last year.
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FeatureData page – July 2025
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureGenAI: Ethical and practical concerns on using generative AI for legal work
(Sponsored content.) Legal professionals face the important task of understanding how generative artificial intelligence can be seamlessly — and ethically — incorporated into daily operations.
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FeatureThin blue line
Duty solicitors are a staple of every modern detective drama. But with numbers plummeting, their attendance is becoming less dependable in real‑life police stations. Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureAgentic AI: team player
Legal AI has progressed to an essential productivity tool that can take on specific roles within a legal team – should human lawyers be worried?
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FeatureMental health and the law: Coping strategies
Mental health statistics show a deepening crisis in our workplaces, manifested in employment claims. Can existing laws keep up? And what of the legal profession’s own record? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureMake your next London work trip more than just work
With a touch of planning, even the briefest visit can deliver cultural, culinary, energising and restorative moments that make the journey feel like a welcome pause, not just another task.
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FeatureData page – June 2025
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureBest laid plans
The prime minister says the country needs to ‘build, baby, build’ to alleviate the housing crisis. But as planning lawyers tell Maria Shahid, there are daunting obstacles standing in the way of his ambitious targets.
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FeatureLaw firm M&As: Getting together
Mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the legal sector, particularly in the mid-market. Joanna Goodman finds out why – and how best to go about getting into bed with another firm.