All News blog articles – Page 18
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OpinionInnovation in legal services – crowdfunding
Crowdfunding platforms are helping to bridge the gap in public interest law.
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OpinionCan big data really pick out the best lawyers?
The use of analytics and big data may transform the way lawyers are instructed, but it’s not perfect.
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OpinionCourting unpopularity
The government must not be too dismissive in its responses to consultations.
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OpinionAustralia’s veil of secrecy
The effect of the Border Force Act is to throw a veil of secrecy over what is happening in Australia’s immigration detention system.
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OpinionTaking Iran seriously
The end of sanctions creates big opportunities for law firms with local knowledge.
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OpinionInnovation, apparently, is what you need
Innovation is one of those buzzwords that everyone espouses but it’s a process no one can pin down, least of all regulators.
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OpinionCorporate criminal liability
Should the corporate bribery offence be extended to other acts of financial crime?
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OpinionSavings on clin neg claims come at a greater cost
The government has moved quickly to sway opinion on NHS costs. The fightback must begin immediately.
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OpinionLitigation is not so special after all
As budgeting beds in, the next logical step will be legal project management.
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OpinionCan wealthy lawyers really plug the justice gap?
Our first glimpse of the new lord chancellor was encouraging, but there are limits to the potential of pro bono.
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OpinionMore competition from the bar
Bar urged to stop worrying about upsetting solicitors and embrace public access.
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OpinionGet Carta: an octocentenary weekend
Interpretations of Magna Carta varied extraordinarily over the weekend commemorations. A fine testament to its value.
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OpinionBuilding a court for war crimes
The professional support services section of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia carries out tasks that range from the exceptional to the everyday.
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OpinionGateley: opening the floodgates?
As the first UK law firm goes public, will Gateley’s competitors scramble to follow suit?
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OpinionWho is going to pay for rogue solicitors?
There is hardly a queue to pay compensation fund costs. This thorny issue has to be resolved at some point.
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OpinionLegal aid’s founding text turns 70
How the 1945 report of a Conservative-chaired committee laid the foundations of state-funded legal aid.
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OpinionAre fixed costs about to move beyond PI?
Momentum is building for fixed costs outside personal injury. Get ready.
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OpinionRelieving the tension in-house
A new report exposes the frustrations that arise in dealings between in-house lawyers and corporate executives.