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FeatureGazette special investigation: Hate crimes
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?
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FeatureSplit verdict
With the SNP set for a majority in May’s Holyrood elections, is Scotland on its way out? Marialuisa Taddia canvasses lawyers on the future of devolution and its implications for the law on both sides of the border.
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FeatureBuilding back better
The pandemic has helped tech innovations become more established, but should legal tech be used merely to rebuild, or to create something truly revolutionary?
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FeatureRemote possibilities
Online education and training requires different content, better mentoring and more support for learners. But will it be any cheaper? Marialuisa Taddia reports
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FeaturePostcard from abroad: Charlotte Gerrish, Gerrish Legal
In the second of our series examining how English law is being used in different jurisdictions, we hear from Charlotte Gerrish, who works at Gerrish Legal in Paris.
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FeatureInternational Women’s Day: Invited – and asked to dance
To mark International Women’s Day, Law Society office-holders I. Stephanie Boyce and Lubna Shuja talk to Eduardo Reyes about women’s leadership in law
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FeatureReview: The Law Society Art Group 61st exhibition
Art can work very well online, as the virtual exhibit proves.
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FeatureLaw Society Art Group embraces online exhibition
This year, the show brings together artworks by 32 members of varying expressions and subjects.
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FeatureSaving private client
Private client solicitors have had to rethink the way things are done in the last year, but they are relying on more than the pandemic to grow their practices.
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FeatureLooking for answers
Our coroner service is fragmented, outdated and overdue for reform, reports Rachel Rothwell
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FeatureIn 2021, will ‘agility’ become reality?
Nearly a year on from the first national lockdown, many firms see digital transformation as a springboard for innovation. Even lawyers with no coding knowledge can create tech.
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FeatureRestrictive practices
Is the state in danger of developing an ‘authoritarian muscle memory’, as the government responds to Covid-19 with rule by decree? Marialuisa Taddia canvasses opinion on the implications of the crisis for the rule of law
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FeatureCovid-19 and its impact on a law school legal advice centre
Head of Nottingham Law School Legal Advice Centre Laura Pinkney reflects on the consequences of the pandemic.
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FeatureCroeso i gymru
No Welsh government has faced a challenge like Covid-19, which has highlighted the realities – and limitations – of devolution, writes Marialuisa Taddia. If the crisis does pave the way for further governance reforms, will Cardiff finally take control of justice and policing?
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FeatureHorizon scans
Could ‘lockdown 3’ really be the time to consider changing job – or even specialism? There are plenty of opportunities out there, discovers Katharine Freeland.
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FeatureFirst mover advantage
Leading industry figures tell Joanna Goodman what it takes to leap off the traditional career escalator into the fast-expanding world of legal innovation.
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FeatureLevelling the playing field
The Equality Act has been in force for over a decade. Has it lived up to expectations?