Practice points – Page 42
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FeatureCivil service ‘government’ and executive pay
Who is in charge if it takes more than a few days to form a government? And what are Labour’s policies to tackle executive pay?
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FeatureElection: property and infrastructure pledges
With the general election fast approaching, we look at the main parties’ policies on the right to buy and large infrastructure projects.
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FeatureLitigation: crowdfunding
Could crowdfunding become a viable means of financing commercial litigation?
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FeatureMore work for media lawyers?
Media law policy wins few votes, but lawyers should take note of party manifesto pledges - especially those of the Lib Dems.
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FeatureUS charges and arrest of UK trader
The high-profile arrest of a UK futures trader throws a spotlight on the severe sentences available to the US justice department.
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FeatureOnline dispute resolution: answers?
The CJC proposal for HM Online Court – right technology, wrong architecture?
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FeatureDoing more for less
Data, development and dispute resolution – the LeO offers more than just a complaints-handling service.
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FeaturePricing: getting it right
Richard Susskind thinks lawyers are wrong on pricing. But firms should be encouraged to understand and tackle modern challenges on more than one front.
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OpinionStudents providing justice?
Is it inappropriate for the legal system to come to depend at least in part on student work?
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FeatureGrowth can carry hidden threats
With the opportunity for top-line growth comes the new threat of overtrading. The worst may not be behind us.
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FeatureOverseas corruption: oiling the wheels
Brazil and Nigeria are taking very different approaches to dealing with alleged corruption in the oil sector.
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FeatureConsumer Rights Bill – all change?
With the bill likely to receive royal assent soon, what impact will the broad changes have on consumers and law firms?
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FeatureIdentification and open justice
Considering anonymity orders for children in personal injury cases in light of a recent Court of Appeal judgment.
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FeatureRethinking the merits of arbitration
Will the impending increase in court fees lead to more arbitration as litigation becomes less viable?
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FeatureCrime and punishment: ‘free will’ an illusion
The ideology behind retributive punishment is fundamentally flawed.
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FeatureCosts-shifting and the Year of the Sheep
How qualified one-way costs shifting will prompt more costs orders against solicitors.
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FeatureCriminal proceedings: timely blueprint
Lord Justice Leveson is right but he needs the support of the lord chancellor.
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FeatureConstruction law: weather warning
Last year’s floods triggered a myriad legal disputes and insurance claims. What have we learned?