Features – Page 31
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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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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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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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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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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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FeatureActing on behalf of individuals appealing a benefits decision
Joseph Ninan explains how volunteers at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner are involved in LawWorks Welfare Benefits First-tier Tribunal Representation project.
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Feature'Pro bono is part of our DNA'
Kingsley Napley pro bono and responsible business manager Linzi McDonald discusses the firm's recent work.
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FeatureLawyers helping social entrepreneurs change the world
Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation’s mission is to engage its global community to support those working to bring about social and environmental change.
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FeatureGiving something back during the pandemic
Forsters’ family team helps support victims of domestic violence through various local and national charities.
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FeatureExcellence in pro bono
Freshfields' work for third-party interveners picked up the Law Society Excellence Award for pro bono this year.
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FeaturePro Bono Week: Better access to better justice
We should take time not only to reflect on the work our community has done, but to plan for the work we still have to do.
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FeaturePro Bono Week: Law Society president reflects on voluntary work in Africa
There are opportunities to join projects in other jurisdictions and take our expertise there.
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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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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?
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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.