Features – Page 48

  • Child abuse
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    Out of the shadows

    2 July 2018

    A glut of celebrity cases has demolished the myth that child abusers are all dirty old men in raincoats. But now the scale of the problem has been laid bare, reports Rachel Rothwell, the justice system is struggling to adapt.

  • Kelly
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    Take cover

    2 July 2018

    Regulators do not aim to be popular, but feedback on the SRA’s reheated proposals for reform of professional indemnity insurance could herald a newly volatile market. 

  • Brian Boehmer
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    Special Focus PII: Brokers' tips

    2 July 2018

    How to get the best deal on professional indemnity insurance.

  • Simon
    Feature

    Stripping away protections

    2 July 2018

    Special Focus PII

  • Crispin passmore
    Feature

    Our reforms strike the right balance

    2 July 2018

    Special Focus PII

  • Paul Bennett
    Feature

    Run-off and alternative regulators

    2018-07-02T00:01:00Z

    Special Focus: PII

  • Sally Azarmi
    Feature

    Tips from smaller firms

    2 July 2018

    Special focus: PII

  • Studying
    Feature

    Five tips for studying part-time

    25 June 2018

    Excitement, fear and overstretch come with the prospect of extra study on top of the day job. How to cope? 

  • Vw diesel
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    Money machine

    25 June 2018

    With cash pouring into third-party funding, law firms are well-placed to enter the market and provide capital at lower rates. But they need to take heed of the risks.

  • I stock 471979487
    Feature

    Data page – June 2018

    2018-06-22T10:55:00Z

    The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.

  • Gary hickinbottom
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    One of a kind

    18 June 2018

    Gary Hickinbottom, sole solicitor at the Court of Appeal, began his judicial career as a parking adjudicator. He talks about a ‘colossal’ workload and his mission to achieve a more diverse bench.

  • Judges procession 2017
    Feature

    Missing opportunities

    18 June 2018

    Damage to career prospects is discouraging applications to the judiciary, but the recruitment problem also extends to social class and race.

  • Gazprom
    Feature

    Pole positions

    11 June 2018

    Inward investment, booming capital markets and major infrastructure projects are fuelling competition among law firms for Polish instructions.

  • Gerry Conlon 2005 Guildford four
    Feature

    An ‘appalling vista’

    11 June 2018

    A newly established group of parliamentarians aims to counter widespread indifference to allegedly wrongful convictions. Lawyers are being urged to support them.

  • Law Society findings
    Feature

    The science behind consumer bias

    2018-06-04T15:15:00Z

    Law Society research on the most useful information solicitors can give consumers threw up some interesting results.

  • Lifestyle top image 1
    Feature

    Five views on dressing for the law

    4 June 2018

    For men and women working in law, ‘casual’ dress offers limited change.

  • Hmrc
    Feature

    Fiscal ferment

    4 June 2018

    Business is booming for international tax lawyers as multinationals and the ultra-rich look to navigate their way through a fast-changing and increasingly complicated global tax environment. 

  • Mark Zuckerberg
    Feature

    The only way is ethics

    21 May 2018

    In the shadow of Silicon Valley’s scandals, tech innovators are faced with developing moral principles to govern their software alongside algorithms that run our lives.

  • burning flag
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    Trading blows

    21 May 2018

    Political brinkmanship drives decisions on sanctions and puts allies at loggerheads. Eduardo Reyes looks at the advisory and enforcement efforts that trail in the geopolitical wake.

  • Pounds and data
    Feature

    Data page – May 2018

    2018-05-17T12:02:00Z

    The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.