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    Insult to injury

    17 February 2023

    Controversial and divisive personal injury law reforms appear set to multiply further after 25 years of disruption. Eduardo Reyes reports.

  • Clause 28
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    Section 28 – living two lives

    10 February 2023

    To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, Helen Randall recalls the damage Section 28 did to the lives of lawyers and teachers.

  • Office living wall
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    Build back better

    10 February 2023

    From net zero developments to green leases, ‘ESG’ has become part of the lexicon of the commercial property lawyer. Maria Shahid reports.

  • Police on bike
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    Practising law in the first world war

    3 February 2023

    A solicitor’s memoirs – part 1.

  • Sunak and Hunt
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    Not going to plan

    3 February 2023

    Legal advisers are keen to help clients benefit from the government’s ‘levelling up agenda’, hears Maria Shahid. But political uncertainty is the enemy of investment.

  • Sperry Island and Manati Bay
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    Remote island working

    2023-01-30T15:18:00Z

    Emma Pickard, Civil Crown Counsel on the British Overseas Territory St Helena, describes a working Friday on the island in the middle of the South Atlantic.

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    Home and away

    27 January 2023

    English and Welsh lawyers shaped European rules on competition, regulation and disputes. But what of the next generation after Brexit? Joanna Goodman reports.

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    People power

    20 January 2023

    Pay rates spiked last year as firms competed hard for a limited supply of good solicitors selling their labour at a premium. But will the recruitment frenzy continue in 2023, and will high salaries translate into longer hours? Rachel Rothwell reports.

  • High street
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    At the touch of a button

    20 January 2023

    When it comes to exploiting technology, high street firms reject the ‘poor relation’ label. Instead, they are finding ways to customise mainstream products, while retaining the personal touch. Joanna Goodman reports.

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    Generative AI: a jetpack for legal

    13 January 2023

    Will generative AI and innovative text solutions power the first robot lawyers, or supercharge their human colleagues?

  • Finger point
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    Pointing the finger

    13 January 2023

    As the Royal United Services Institute says, ‘If economic crime is to be accepted as a national security issue the government needs to police it like one’. Katharine Freeland reports.

  • A crowd of local residents in Kyiv take refuge in the subway during air raids
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    Advice in conflict

    6 January 2023

    Ukraine’s lawyers enter 2023 under enormous personal and financial stress, but the profession is fighting hard to uphold the rule of law.

  • Webcam
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    Candid camera

    9 December 2022

    How have courts, lawyers and parties adapted to the digital revolution unleashed by the pandemic? Catherine Baksi reports.

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    Law Society spotlight: National Board for Wales

    9 December 2022

    In a positive and proactive move to remain at the forefront of complex political and legal developments across the jurisdiction of England and Wales, the Law Society has transitioned its old Wales Committee to a new, stronger National Board for Wales.

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    Shaking the foundations

    2 December 2022

    Commercial property values have dipped as interest rates have risen and lenders retreat. But a ‘wall of capital’ from overseas is offering limited respite, the sector’s lawyers tell Maria Shahid.

  • Paternoster Square- home of the London Court of International Arbitration
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    Capital gains

    25 November 2022

    As international arbitration gains a higher profile amid increased activity, London is fighting to maintain its pre-eminence. Joanna Goodman reports.

  • Richard Susskind
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    Working out the next ‘delighter’

    18 November 2022

    Is the pre-eminence of UK legal tech being challenged as competition and client expectations increase in line with innovation?

  • Ukranian refugees
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    Slowly does it

    18 November 2022

    UK immigration policy puts the Home Office on a collision course with ‘global Britain’ and the government’s growth aspirations. Eduardo Reyes reports.

  • Golden egg
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    Leave it to me

    11 November 2022

    It has been a while since private client departments were any law firm’s tranquil backwater. Katharine Freeland reports.

  • Covid ward
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    Novel claims and respecting the boundaries

    11 November 2022

    Bond Solon expert witness conference.