Features – Page 72
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FeatureMedical negligence lawyers face gloomy prognosis
Changes to civil litigation funding and costs are beginning to bite in the clinical negligence sector.
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FeatureLawyers in the line of fire
Lawyers across the globe are being murdered, unlawfully detained or assaulted for going about their work of representing clients.
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How To: run a ‘virtual firm’
Solicitors looking to work in a dispersed law firm are usually motivated by the same driving forces: a desire for greater flexibility and money, and a need for good support and infrastructure.
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FeatureCollaboratively owned school companies
This article considers the benefits of ‘spinning out’ council services that were previously provided in-house.
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FeatureExpert witnesses: pain and gain
The Gazette looks at the greatly altered landscape in which expert witnesses are now expected to operate.
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FeatureHow To: handle OFR in-house
In-house lawyers seeking to comply with outcomes-focused regulation are dealing with a regime that is ‘dynamic’ and constantly evolving.
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FeatureVariation of budgets – part 2
The second part in this series examines the issues that can arise when court-approved budgets are no longer viable.
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FeatureData page – November 2013
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureHow To: run a small firm
How does the small but perfectly formed legal practice manage its business?
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FeatureVariation of budgets – part 1
Christopher Lethem considers an important aspect of the post-Jackson regime.
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FeatureHow To: reduce staff pay
Cutting pay could help your law firm remain sustainable, but it has to be done carefully and with extreme sensitivity.
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FeatureKazakhstan is a magnet for investors but its legal system is a work in progress
Kazakhstan is enjoying an economic boom but politics plays a big part as lawyers seek to carve out practices.
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FeatureThe PII ticking clock
All is not lost for firms unable to secure PII and facing a 60-day period for winding up their businesses.
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FeatureBringing a case to Strasbourg
Practical guidance on submitting applications to the European Court of Human Rights.
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FeatureEducation and training: learning curve
The profession’s regulators face complex and overlapping challenges in creating a legal education system which shifts the focus from the ‘journey’ to the point of qualification.
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FeatureData page – October 2013
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureOffshore: reasons to be cheerful
Offshore financial centres have suffered a reputational bruising and tougher regulation in the aftermath of the 2008 crash. But many law firms have found ways to survive and thrive.
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FeatureHow to: change specialisms
Grania Langdon-Down hears from practitioners who have reshaped their career by moving practice area.
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FeatureCosts and litigants in person
Ian Besford outlines the rules and case law on costs for a growing proportion of litigants.
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FeaturePredictive coding: embracing the new
Law firms cannot afford to ignore the use of machine-learning technology to control costs.