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    Lugano posturing is bad for everyone

    21 June 2021

    It is now over a month since the European Commission advised the European parliament and council that the UK should not be allowed to join the Lugano Convention.

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    The Modern Law Firm: Automated. Integrated. Digitised.

    2021-06-14T15:50:00Z

    Many have noted the legal world’s relative lag in digitisation compared to other professional services industries.

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    Influencing: Behind the scenes at Chancery Lane

    14 June 2021

    A case study in lobbying legislators.

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    Kicking up a storm

    14 June 2021

    In a year of eye-watering PII premium increases, solicitors are entitled to grumble, Jonathan Rayner finds – even if they can’t agree on a solution.

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    Men behaving badly

    7 June 2021

    Will the SRA’s drubbing in Beckwith inhibit its longer-term efforts to curb sexual misconduct in the legal profession? And should we take at face value pledges by law firms that they will get serious when confronted by such allegations? Eduardo Reyes reports. 

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    How to: Keep clients close

    24 May 2021

    Business development and contact-building have barely been possible in-person for over a year. But, as Eduardo Reyes discovers, that has not stopped imaginative law firms from keeping clients engaged and entertained – and a hybrid approach looks here to stay

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    Doing business in Africa

    24 May 2021

    Advancing English law post-Brexit

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    Feeling the heat

    17 May 2021

    A housing market that ground to a complete halt last year is suddenly white hot, as pent-up demand meets a controversial tax holiday.

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    Conveyancing risks and indemnity insurance

    17 May 2021

    The past 10 months have seen a significant increase in the volume of conveyancing transactions. What does that mean for your PII?

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    Taking the rap: crime

    17 May 2021

    In a dysfunctional and cash-strapped criminal justice system, are sentencing discounts for a guilty plea leading to miscarriages of justice?

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    Engagement or subversion?

    10 May 2021

    Pandemic pragmatism has brought technological innovation to the forefront of legal services, but a critical factor is being overlooked – the needs of the user

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    Remote control

    10 May 2021

    Civil justice practitioners report numerous benefits from a move to remote proceedings. Criminal law was always going to be more problematic.

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    The Old trouble

    3 May 2021

    A tumultuous 12 months has ensured lawyers working in pensions disputes are busier than ever. 

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    Free enterprise

    26 April 2021

    ‘Cumbersome and clunky’ or the ‘envy of the world’? Post-Brexit, reform of the UK’s antitrust regime could encompass the globally esteemed Competition Appeal Tribunal. 

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    How to: Win an award

    26 April 2021

    All lawyers tell prospective clients and job candidates that they, their team and the firm are the best – so an award helps prove it. Maria Shahid talks to the people who know how to go about winning one.

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    Candidates for change

    19 April 2021

    The lasting effect of the pandemic on law firm hiring policies – and a candidate’s options – looks set to be profound, writes Katharine Freeland

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    Believe it or not

    19 April 2021

    Several legal tech stories published on 1 April seemed especially imaginative.

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    March Council meeting

    2021-04-12T15:36:00Z

    Council met remotely on 23 March.

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    Digital transformation supplement

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    A practical guide to adapting to a virtual world.

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    Gazette special investigation: Hate crimes

    2021-03-25T17:07:00Z

    In a special investigation for the Gazette, Melanie Newman reveals that hate crime laws are heavily used by police forces for offences against their own officers. Has the right balance been struck in this important area?