Features – Page 66
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FeatureData page – February 2015
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureCompliance: blame game
Lawyers and other compliance managers are being stretched as government agencies outsource responsibility for policing corporate impropriety.
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FeatureSupport centres: our friends in the north
Near-shoring is growing in popularity as law firms seek to cut their wage bills and property overheads.
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FeatureLitvinenko post-mortem ‘one of Western world’s most dangerous ever’
The poisoning of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko in London was an ‘act of nuclear terrorism on the streets of a major city’.
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FeatureCriminal defence: the defiant ones
Criminal defence specialists are hurting and career prospects are bleak. But many retain the appetite to fight for a viable future.
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FeatureHow to: get a grant
How can law firms get their hands on government money to boost their businesses and provide coaching?
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FeatureAustralia: extracting value
Australia’s mining boom helped to entice firms from the northern hemisphere. But while the legal services market has lost some of its lustre, local alliances are helping international firms do more business there.
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FeatureData page – December 2014
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureHow to: build a rural practice
Running a rural practice has complexities resembling an Archers subplot.
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FeatureMediation: peace at any price?
The courts are ready and willing to penalise commercial parties that refuse genuine offers of mediation. Is mediation finally coming of age?
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FeatureData page – November 2014
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureHow to: be a senior partner
An effective and respected senior partner is a leader not a dictator.
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FeatureLegal training: making the grade
Paralegals can now qualify as solicitors if they meet the same standards as trainees through ‘equivalent means’ of training. But firms face practical difficulties.
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FeatureJapan: eastern eye
Foreign law firms have found the Japanese market tough to penetrate. But there are grounds for optimism.
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FeatureOffshore firms: in the zone
London is an increasingly important hub for offshore law firms, which are winning business from City-based financial institutions, and clients in Russia, western Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.
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FeatureData page – October 2014
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureEconomic crime: corruption conundrum
The UK Bribery Act has been in force for over three years. But with charges yet to be brought against any company, lawyers have mixed views on proposals to expand it.
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FeatureLaundry service
A new guide to detecting money laundering contains everything a lawyer needs to know.
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FeatureVolunteering for regulation
Should we open our doors to unregulated providers via a voluntary scheme?