Features – Page 15

  • John Kerry
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    Signing up for survival

    8 April 2022

    Green clauses are not new, Marialuisa Taddia hears, but their adoption by contracting parties is now urgently needed to save the planet. Can the lawyers prevail?

  • Ukrainian refugees
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    Automation for the people

    8 April 2022

    Consumer-facing apps and portals can help address the unmet need for affordable legal services – and aid Ukrainian refugees. But the vast majority are commercial initiatives and in the end someone has to pay.

  • Jenifer Swallow
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    Seizing the data opportunity - The Legal Data Vision

    1 April 2022

    Jenifer Swallow, Director of LawtechUK, discusses a shared aim for the legal sector to prioritise the responsible use of and access to legal data to drive innovation, uphold trust and deliver outcomes that benefit society. (Sponsored content.)

  • Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal sign
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    Decisions

    1 April 2022

    Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).

  • Barking East street
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    Urban outfitters

    1 April 2022

    Pandemic lockdowns wrought changes to our town and city centres that appear permanent. Lawyers have a critical role in helping to reconfigure our urban landscape, reports Melanie Newman

  • Tracy-Drynan
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    Finding the story

    25 March 2022 Occasional Contributor

    Tracy Drynan answers questions on the most effective way to uncover the secrets hidden in a corporate’s data. (Sponsored content.)

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    Flexing the abs

    25 March 2022

    Sir David Clementi’s vision of a liberalised legal services market really began to take shape a decade ago this week with the creation of the first SRA-licensed alternative business structures. So how much has changed? Joanna Goodman reports

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    Decisions

    25 March 2022

    Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).

  • A close up of a man sat at a desk and typing on his laptop
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    Don’t demonise dedication

    25 March 2022

    World of work.

  • City
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    The Covid dividend

    18 March 2022

    City and commercial practices have traded far ahead of expectations in the two years since Covid hit. How did they do it – and can the sector’s stellar performance be sustained? Joanna Goodman reports.

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    Spoilt for choice

    18 March 2022

    The advent of the legal tech directory has simplified the purchase of products in areas such as contract analysis. And businesses can also check that the environmental, social and corporate governance credentials of law firms match their own.

  • Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
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    Decisions

    18 March 2022

    Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).

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    International Women’s Day: A personal perspective

    2022-03-11T15:34:00Z

    It is amazing how empowering it is to see someone like yourself working in the career you want, writes Vanessa Friend.

  • Emma-Higgins-QBE
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    Making hybrid work for you

    11 March 2022

    QBE International chief human resources officer Emma Higgins outlines eight things that matter when considering a hybrid working strategy. (Sponsored content.)

  • Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
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    Decisions and interventions

    4 March 2022

    Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).

  • Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal sign
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    Decisions

    25 February 2022

    Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).

  • Digital train
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    Clients driving a runaway train

    25 February 2022

    Last week’s Sandbox Showcase demonstrated that the best tech companies are no longer following the law firm.

  • Council housing tenant Kwajo Tweneboa
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    Home truths

    25 February 2022

    Housing is an ‘utterly adversarial’ arena unsuited to mediation, hears Rachel Rothwell. But with legal aid rates unviable and cross-subsidy under threat, the government does little but talk about tenants’ rights.

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    A fair cop

    2022-02-18T00:01:00Z

    A court that deals with fundamental questions of human autonomy is becoming less risk-averse despite being thrust into the public eye. Melanie Newman reports.

  • How to become a QC
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    How to: Become a Queen's Counsel

    2022-02-18T00:01:00Z

    As QC applications open, Jonathan Rayner finds out what it takes for a solicitor to make the grade.