Features – Page 76
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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.
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Video interview with Desmond Hudson
Interviewed by the Gazette’s Catherine Baksi, Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson defends Chancery Lane’s accommodation with the Ministry of Justice on criminal legal aid reform.
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FeatureChina: a tough market to penetrate
The world’s second-largest economy offers boundless potential. But restrictions on the work of foreign firms are among many obstacles to sharing in China’s success.
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FeatureHow To: be more diverse
We look at what law firms can do – and are doing – to promote diversity and inclusion.
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FeatureClients need to know their rights
While many law firms are handling complaints better, solicitors still have a regulatory obligation to inform their customers of their right to complain.
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FeatureJackson’s civil justice reforms: the verdict is in
Key elements of Lord Justice Jackson’s reforms are six months old. Eduardo Reyes quizzed senior practitioners on their impact so far.
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FeatureOpening ceremony
We report on events that marked the start of the legal year, which were attended by controversy.
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FeatureJackson: power of positive thinking
It is time to stop talking down the personal injury sector and start believing.
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FeatureTechnology can drive law firms’ competitiveness
With the market in a state of flux law firms must adapt their strategies in order to survive – and IT can be an effective enabler.
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FeatureCommercial mediation: resolution revolution?
Big claims are made for the merits of commercial mediation, but the pressure is on to show it can deliver.