All Features articles – Page 15
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FeatureA place apart
In the last of the Gazette’s series of features on the UK’s devolved assemblies and the law, Marialuisa Taddia looks at Northern Ireland.
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FeatureShining stars?
The legal profession long ago embarked on a journey with online reviews – from shutting down the ‘Solicitors from Hell’ website to the prospect of compulsory online ratings.
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FeaturePlaying by the rules
Mega sponsorship deals and money-spinning transfers are the bread and butter of sports law. But when governing bodies and clubs make headlines for the wrong reasons, lawyers have to pick up the pieces.
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OpinionLegal profession looks to grow together
Law Society social mobility ambassador Justin Farrance describes how he founded his mentoring programme and what inspired him to do so.
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FeatureLip service
Will reforms principally driven by a desire to cut personal injury claims really simplify the process for claimants? Marialuisa Taddia reports on an online justice platform that takes lawyers out of the loop
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FeatureA year like no other
How has the economic confusion of the Covid-19 pandemic changed legal recruitment?
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FeatureHow to: Close a pay gap
The underlying reasons for pay gaps measured by gender, race, ethnicity or disability are complex. All the more reason to start addressing them.
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FeatureBehind closed doors
As a method of resolving commercial disputes, arbitration has boomed amid the pandemic.
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FeaturePostcard from Abroad: Keith Mukami, CMS South Africa
We are in the City of Gold, Johannesburg, this week in our series examining how English law is being used in different jurisdictions.
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FeatureSelf-service solution
Applications coded in the same language that can connect and exchange information are building efficiencies into corporate and commercial law and reshaping legal services.
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FeatureDamage limitation
For legal services, the UK’s Brexit deal was better than expected, but still leaves a great deal to be desired – and lobbied for.
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FeatureCentenary of the Six-Point Group
This year marks the centenary of the formation of the Six-Point Group, a feminist organisation dedicated to campaigning for equal rights for women through legal reform.
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FeatureLugano posturing is bad for everyone
It is now over a month since the European Commission advised the European parliament and council that the UK should not be allowed to join the Lugano Convention.
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FeatureThe Modern Law Firm: Automated. Integrated. Digitised.
Many have noted the legal world’s relative lag in digitisation compared to other professional services industries.
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FeatureKicking up a storm
In a year of eye-watering PII premium increases, solicitors are entitled to grumble, Jonathan Rayner finds – even if they can’t agree on a solution.
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FeaturePostcard from Abroad: Ton van den Bosch, Addleshaw Goddard
We return to Asia as we hear from Ton van den Bosch, partner and head of the Singapore office of Addleshaw Goddard.
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FeaturePostcard from abroad: James Kitching, Harneys
James Kitching, an associate at Harneys in the British Virgin Islands, examines the role of English law in offshore transactions.
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FeaturePostcard from abroad: Yesim Bezen, Bezen & Partners
We look to Turkey for the next in our series examining how English law is used in different jurisdictions.
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FeatureHow to: Keep clients close
Business development and contact-building have barely been possible in-person for over a year. But, as Eduardo Reyes discovers, that has not stopped imaginative law firms from keeping clients engaged and entertained – and a hybrid approach looks here to stay