Features – Page 67
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FeatureCitizenship education versus ‘British values’
Demands on schools to promote British values could damage the ability of young people to understand a multi-cultural democracy.
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FeatureEuropean mission
Jonathan Rayner meets the Law Society Brussels office, which lobbies hard for solicitors’ interests in Europe.
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FeatureHow to: Get a training contract
Competition for training contracts is fiercer than ever and applicants must find a way to stand out from the crowd.
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Feature‘Contact’ and alcohol abuse
Peter Glover considers how breath-test devices can help facilitate ‘contact’ in family cases.
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FeatureNew deal for FDR?
Graeme Smith considers how financial dispute resolution could apply to chancery cases
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FeatureSecular sense of justice
Acclaimed novelist Ian McEwan speaks to the Gazette about his new book.
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FeatureData page – August 2014
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureMonkey ‘selfie’ row
How would a UK court respond to a dispute between a photographer and Wikipedia over who owns copyright to an image of a monkey?
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FeatureLessons of successful business partnering
Rachel Stow and Dickon Tysoe reflect on the requirements for successful business partnering.
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FeatureRemove juries from fraud trials? Bad idea
Proposals to hold all complex trials before specialist judges miss the point.
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FeatureApplications made without notice
Julie Exton explains recent guidance, which has been circulated via designated family judges.
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FeatureFirst world war: record of service
To mark the centenary of the first world war, we look at the experiences of solicitors who served on all fronts. Some of these accounts were previously unpublished.
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FeatureNew York: competing stateside
The New York legal market offers huge opportunities to UK law firms, both as a leading financial capital and a gateway to the rest of the US – but it is not for the faint-hearted.
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FeatureIan Watkins appeal
Court of Appeal judges sitting at Cardiff Crown Court have dismissed an attempt by Ian Watkins, former singer with the Lostprophets, to reduce his 35-year sentence for child sex offences.
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FeatureThe rise of the specialist: part two
A range of new laws - such as flexible-working provisions, legal aid reforms and the heroism bill - will further boost the emergence of specialist practitioners.
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FeatureMitchell: may we relieve ourselves now?
The Court of Appeal’s updated guidance on non-compliance seeks to restore sanity. But only time will tell if it does.
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FeatureLegal education: after hours
Will plans for a new CPD regime lead to a dilution of professional development for solicitors?
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FeatureInternational Marketplace Conference
Lawyers face a multitude of challenges when doing business in volatile emerging economies, as we learnt from the International Marketplace Conference.
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FeatureSouth Africa: southern comfort
Opportunities far outweigh the challenges in South Africa, which offers law firms a vibrant market and a base for continental expansion.