Features – Page 5

  • Succession
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    Succession planners

    2024-11-19T14:22:00Z

    Which area of law should an ambitious and intellectually curious lawyer aim for upon qualification? A growing number are deciding that the dust has come off the private client world, reports Katharine Freeland.

  • Kim Leadbeater MP with campaigners in favour of legalising assisted dying
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    A safe way to die?

    2024-11-18T14:33:00Z

    A private member’s bill introduced by Kim Leadbeater MP represents the strongest chance yet that assisted dying could be made legal in England and Wales. Do its safeguards answer the critics? Eduardo Reyes reports.

  • Office workers
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    Neurodiversity: Tech that can help in the workplace

    2024-11-13T14:25:00Z

    From noise-cancelling headphones and standing desks, to software like note-taking apps and collaboration tools, technology can play a part in supporting neurodivergent employees.

  • Empire Windrush
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    Legal heroes: We are the champions

    2024-11-12T10:51:00Z

    From protecting elephants to combating sexual abuse overseas, the Law Society’s Legal Heroes are changing the world for the better. Catherine Baksi profiles this year’s award winners.

  • Islington Law centre
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    Law Centres: Poor relations

    2024-11-11T11:03:00Z

    At a time of historically high demand, law centres starved of funds have been closing their doors. Supply and demand are heading in opposite directions, reports Catherine Baksi.

  • Sarah Finch
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    Climate litigation: A change in the weather

    2024-11-05T16:57:00Z

    The dominoes are starting to fall in international climate litigation, as England and Wales establishes itself as the lead jurisdiction. Maria Shahid reports.

  • Construction
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    Building bridges

    1 November 2024

    A 1994 report by Sir Michael Latham revolutionised the handling of construction disputes, ushering in an adjudication system where parties would ‘pay now, argue later’. Three decades on, reports Maria Shahid, the reforms still divide lawyers.

  • Baljinder Singh Atwal
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    Ethics of in-house

    2024-10-30T14:54:00Z

    When a solicitor enters the realm of being in-house, do the boundaries change from that of private practice?

  • Harry Boxall
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    AI and the Importance of the Legal Chronology

    2024-10-30T10:56:00Z

    Sponsored content. Harry Boxall, founder at Safelink, explains what a legal chronology should offer. 

  • Richard Branson
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    Breaking down the professional and personal

    25 October 2024

    Work-life balance.

  • Mary Portas
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    Place makers

    25 October 2024

    Our changing retail habits have disfigured the UK’s high streets. But planners are fighting back, which is reflected in creative instructions for property lawyers. Maria Shahid reports.

  • Kerry Westland
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    Oversight seeing

    25 October 2024

    Artificial intelligence continues to dominate lawtech, but will the challenges of regulation slow the pace of innovation?

  • Inquiry Chair Professor Alexis Jay
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    Failed state

    2024-10-22T14:08:00Z

    The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse made 20 recommendations based on horrific testimony. Yet not one proposal has been implemented, reports Catherine Baksi.

  • suitcase of money
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    Data page – October 2024

    2024-10-18T12:44:00Z

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

  • Stella Thomas
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    West African trailblazer

    11 October 2024

    Stella Jane Thomas was the first West African woman to be called to the Bar of England and Wales at the Middle Temple.

  • Cat Macleod
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    Your roadmap to law firm success

    2024-10-10T14:21:00Z

    Catrin Macleod, Product Manager at Dye & Durham, on why legal practice management is important (sponsored content).

  • Robert Spence Watson
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    Marking time

    2024-10-07T10:07:00Z

    In its 200th year, the Law Society has been collecting accounts of solicitor contributions to the public good across England and Wales.

  • juggling mental health
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    Recovery positioning

    4 October 2024

    Law firms have introduced a plethora of mental health initiatives, but LawCare’s helplines are busier than ever. Katharine Freeland looks at what employers should be doing to promote wellbeing.

  • Rachel Boyle - pic
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    A ‘people first’ approach to neuroinclusion

    2024-10-02T14:54:00Z

    Neurodiversity.

  • ShirePF Craig Reid Headshot
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    Improved Practising Certificate Renewal Portal: now live

    2024-10-02T13:43:00Z

    (Sponsored content.) Craig Reid, Sales Director at Shire Professional Funding, on enhancements made to the payment portal for Practising Certificate fees.