Practice points – Page 28
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FeatureCasting the net wider
The ongoing expansion of corporate criminal liability carries new risks for legal advisers.
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FeatureA Brexit survival guide for lawyers
Law firms have multiple challenges, not only legal and regulatory, but also commercial.
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FeatureSnubbing the secular
The Jehovah’s Witnesses organisation is facing an international abuse scandal on a scale akin to the Catholic Church.
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FeatureLaws of robotics: after Asimov
The EU has stepped in to ‘kick-start’ a meaningful discussion on the legislative direction of artificial intelligence.
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FeatureDPAs – the story so far
There is an increasing potential for allegations of wrongdoing to feature in commercial litigation and arbitration.
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FeatureCosts protection: warnings and Calderbank offers
The Court of Protection has exhibited a robust approach to the exercise of its costs jurisdiction.
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FeatureJunior lawyers: my first day in court
A baptism of fire in Bradford taught me some valuable lessons.
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FeatureDuplication of enforcement
What happens when two professional bodies receive a virtually identical complaint about a member concerning a breach of their rules, code or principles?
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FeatureChild protection in football – lessons still to be learned
The emerging revelations about sex abuse in football suggest mistakes were made. How can we ensure they are not repeated?
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FeatureConveyancing: taxing obligations
Managing stamp taxes compliance has become a whole lot harder.
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FeatureFinancial regulation: Senior Managers Regime
I look at a package of further measures released by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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FeatureComing to terms with fixed costs
Richard Allen considers what solicitors need to do if the proposed fixed-costs regime materialises.
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FeatureFamily law: the courts face a crisis
With the Court of Appeal no longer hearing challenges to local family courts, the court system is at breaking point.
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FeatureUndermining disabled children’s rights
The complex task of advising children and families could soon become virtually impossible.
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FeatureSQE: high standards, more opportunities
Your regulator has set out a fuller picture of how the solicitors of the future might qualify.
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FeatureSQE: our regulator has listened
There is much to be welcomed in the SRA’s second consultation on reforms to the qualification process.
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FeatureSecond coming of costs bill offers new hope
Latest Hutton Committee bill of costs can be an effective tool in resolution of disputes.
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FeatureMediation: achieving a satisfactory resolution
No amount of time is ever wasted in trying to reach an amicable settlement.
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FeatureTen tips for junior lawyers
For many firms it is imperative that they invest in inter-generational excellence and train young lawyers to focus on what lies ahead.