All articles by Grania Langdon-Down – Page 2
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FeatureNew model armies
Just one in five law firms remains a traditional partnership, so how are the ‘disruptors’ measuring up? Grania Langdon-Down finds out.
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FeatureSpecial education needs: Learning to fight
Cash-strapped councils are cutting corners for children with special educational needs, reports Grania Langdon-Down. Do their policies trump the law?
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NewsLawyers ‘compromised’ over tribunal cases
The Gazette has learned that a local authority insisted that lawyers win 70% of its special educational needs (SEN) tribunal cases through contractual demands.
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FeatureRound the houses
Digitisation, liability for identity fraud and cybercrime are among urgent challenges facing residential conveyancers. Grania Langdon -Down reports
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FeatureCanada: Trading places
Buffeted by foreign incomers and embroiled in a trade stand-off with the US, Canadian law firms are seeking to broaden their horizons.
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FeatureEducation and training: Testing times
With three years to go until implementation of the new ‘super-exam’, concerns remain about what this controversial revamp will mean for the profession.
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FeatureJudicial college: Bench marks
The Judicial College offers invaluable e-training that sharpens the skills of judges and bolsters their battered morale.
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FeatureFutures market - Private client
Helping people navigate their lives can be immensely rewarding, hears Grania Langdon-Down, but where is the next generation of private client solicitors?
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FeatureEmployee ownership: stake holders
Law firms slow to embrace employee ownership schemes are missing a trick.
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FeatureHow to: commit to collaboration
Working with other firms can spread risk and help you scale up.
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FeatureExpert witnesses: science friction
Experts and their evidence are under hostile scrutiny amid fears over a decline in standards.
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FeatureHow to: recruit apprentices
Apprentices can breathe new life into law firms but the recruitment process requires a detailed business plan.
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FeatureJudicial diversity
We need a more diverse judiciary, so why aren’t solicitors, women and BAME candidates reaching the senior ranks?
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FeatureA buyers' market: PII update
It’s a buyers’ market for professional indemnity insurance but practitioners must keep on their toes.
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FeatureHow to: do an MBA
With management skills seen as increasingly important for ambitious lawyers.
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FeatureCourt closures: shutting up shop
Few solicitors and judges bearing the brunt of court closures reckon technology is any kind of panacea.
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NewsCourts need ‘root-and-branch’ change
‘Our system is crumbling under the weight of outdated and inefficient paper-based processes,’ says Lord Justice Fulford.
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FeatureEducation: will the SRA learn its lesson on SQE?
The regulator has delayed a decision on a new centralised ‘super-exam’ following a storm of criticism. Can it win over the sceptics?