Features – Page 7
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The death of ambush litigation
Some solicitors do not properly appreciate the importance of getting their costs statements in on time in the tough new compliance environment.
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Calculation of time
A district judge considers the timing of compliance with directions orders.
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Roundtable: professional indemnity
The professional indemnity insurance market is likely to remain turbulent for some time to come, despite far-reaching reforms.
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Risk and compliance: challenge of change
The SRA has made big changes to the way it regulates over recent years, says the board chair, but there is more to do.
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The problem with RSAs
The SRA’s approach to regulatory settlement agreements places firms between a rock and a hard place.
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IP and dispute resolution: cross-border complexities
Considering the potential conflict of laws in cross-border disputes.
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Full interview with new SRA chief executive Paul Philip
Read our extended interview with the regulator’s new boss.
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Reshaping CPD
Change is coming to continuing professional development and the SRA wants to hear your views.
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Unrated insurers: the wrong questions
Imposing a rating requirement is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Should we review the scope of cover from the ground up?
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Riding the storm
Smaller firms that identify themselves early and take professional advice when struggling will have a better chance of survival.
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Complaints clinic: meeting clients’ needs
Make reasonable adjustments and you won’t go far wrong.
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How To: manage documents
Electronic storage and document management brings huge benefits for law firms, but it also carries significant risks.
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Online support for compliance
Firms yet to lodge their diversity data with the SRA may want to consider online help.
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Risk analysis
The SRA’s director of risk explains why the Risk Outlook is important and how solicitors can influence its development.
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How To: handle OFR in-house
In-house lawyers seeking to comply with outcomes-focused regulation are dealing with a regime that is ‘dynamic’ and constantly evolving.
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Education 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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How public authorities should behave
Changes in the position of ‘intransigent and misleading public authority’
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Case fee decisions
We all like to complain. There is probably somebody sat nearby in your office complaining about something right now.
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How agents work when the SRA intervenes into a failing firm
When the Solicitors Regulation Authority intervenes in a failing practice, it is a fast-moving process – and one that is often misunderstood by clients, creditors and practitioners alike. Within hours of the decision being made, the firm’s practice accounts will be frozen and within days its files, computers and accounting ...