All Features articles – Page 30
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FeatureStrength in numbers
Crowdfunding is a rapidly expanding method of sourcing legal challenges. But is the cash wasted on claims that have no merit and are donors unwittingly exposing themselves to financial risk?
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FeatureAn ‘appalling vista’
A newly established group of parliamentarians aims to counter widespread indifference to allegedly wrongful convictions. Lawyers are being urged to support them.
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FeaturePole positions
Inward investment, booming capital markets and major infrastructure projects are fuelling competition among law firms for Polish instructions.
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FeatureThe science behind consumer bias
Law Society research on the most useful information solicitors can give consumers threw up some interesting results.
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FeatureGDPR: down to the wire
Law Society event hears there is no tick-box route to compliance with the new data protection regime – and 25 May will be the start, not the end of the process.
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FeatureOn the money
With private wealth under cross-border scrutiny, the nervous rich are reaching for lawyers who must also put their own houses in order.
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FeatureSpace odyssey
Despite Brexit the commercial property market is holding up well. But new regulations could deter investors.
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ProfileAnn Crighton: A higher calling
Former Crown advocate says CPS descended into ‘madness’ when lawyers were sidelined. So this formidable self-starter carved out a new career, hears Jonathan Rayner
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FeatureGood citations
Do policymakers and judges listen to legal academics when formulating law and policy? That depends.
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FeatureLaw Society business review
This month’s Law Society spotlight looks back on 2017 as a whole.
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FeatureWorld service
In its 96th year, the International Court of Arbitration is striving to maintain an edge over rival forums.
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FeatureHow to: Work with your PA
The traditional role of legal PA is disappearing fast as more qualified and commercially minded people get involved in frontline work. Maria Shahid reports.
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FeatureFamily trials and tribulations
Contentious probate is booming but need not lead to courtroom drama.
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FeatureHow to: Set free your robo-lawyer
A new generation of tech startups will enable law firms of all sizes and in-house teams to reap the benefits of artificial intelligence.
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FeatureSystem overload
A ‘shorter, sharper, clearer’ Handbook sounds ideal, hears Marialuisa Taddia. But after a decade of tinkering with practising rules, perhaps it’s time for the SRA to take stock.
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FeatureEducation: Ready for anything?
Two-year degrees, paying more to do Law, learning to code – aspiring lawyers have more to think about than the ‘super-exam’.
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FeatureSpecial education needs: Learning to fight
Cash-strapped councils are cutting corners for children with special educational needs, reports Grania Langdon-Down. Do their policies trump the law?
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ProfileClass warrior: Interview with David Greene
Group action pioneer and Gazette Legal Personality of the Year David Greene has spent his career battling the establishment, hears.
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FeatureAccountants: Counter strike
Accountancy’s billion-dollar quartet and smaller networks are intent on grabbing a bigger slice of legal services. How much of a threat do they pose? Lawrie Holmes reports
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FeatureBrought to account
Managers with the personal touch of Captain Mainwaring are a vanished breed. So what should law firms expect of their banks?