Features – Page 61
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FeatureEducation and training: passing muster?
The SRA has set out a radical blueprint to overhaul the education of aspiring solicitors, but many in the profession fear the reforms will dilute standards.
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FeatureLegal technology: exploiting know-how
Robots are not about to replace lawyers. But what about personal assistants?
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FeatureSaudi Arabia – desert kingdom
Saudi Arabia is a challenging environment in which to advise, but economic liberalisation is creating new opportunities.
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FeatureHow to: make hot-desking work
What if you left for work not knowing where you would be sitting that day? We looks at the pros and cons of hot-desking.
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FeatureMercantile courts: in the vanguard of civil justice
Mercantile courts play a pivotal role in the economy and are in the vanguard of new ways of working.
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FeatureJailed pair appeal terror sentences
Two British jihadis appeal their sentences for terror offences. Watch the broadcast of court, in association with Sky News.
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FeatureMature entrants to the law
Establishing a career in law is difficult enough, but what about those who decide to do so later in life?
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FeatureAdams v Anderson on contract drafting
A head-to-head debate contrasting approaches in the UK and US.
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FeatureDonatio mortis causa
King v Chiltern Dog Rescue and Redwings Horse Sanctuary [2015] EWCA Civ 581
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FeatureLegal Technology: riding the evolutionary wave
Legal IT is changing, with new offerings from tech giants and continuing consolidation among vendors
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FeatureA life in service
Strapped for cash and in the public eye, the DPP and Treasury Solicitor have the toughest legal jobs in the civil service. Grania Langdon-Down spoke to Alison Saunders and Jonathan Jones about how they manage
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FeatureData page – November 2015
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureMembers of sex-abuse ring appeal convictions
Four members of a Bristol-based sexual exploitation ring involved in the abuse of teenage girls appeal their convictions for rape, paying for the sexual services of a child and supplying class-A drugs.
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FeatureLitigation funding: third sector
Third-party funding is growing in popularity, but powerful critics allege that it fosters an ‘unhealthy’ litigation culture.
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FeatureHow to: give to charity
Your law firm is keen to do its bit for the community by donating to charity. Admirable – but there’s quite a lot to consider.
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FeatureThe price of legal services researched
New research by the Legal Services Board aims to begin to fill the gap in knowledge about the prices of legal services.
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FeatureHow to: return to the profession
How do you revive your legal career after taking a lengthy break? A returner course could point you in the right direction.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: International Division
Chancery Lane’s International Division offers firms crucial advice on how to set up and thrive in overseas jurisdictions.
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FeatureCanada and law: outward bound
A shrinking economy and proposed changes to the profession have left Canada’s traditionally insular legal profession looking outwards for new opportunities.
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FeatureGuardian in push for release of terror trial details
News organisations appeal a ruling that journalists allowed into a semi-secret portion of the trial of Erol Incedal should not have their notes returned to them or be allowed to report what they heard. Watch the broadcast of court, in association with Sky News.