All Features articles – Page 8
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FeatureBuild back better
From net zero developments to green leases, ‘ESG’ has become part of the lexicon of the commercial property lawyer. Maria Shahid reports.
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FeatureSection 28 – living two lives
To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, Helen Randall recalls the damage Section 28 did to the lives of lawyers and teachers.
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FeatureNot going to plan
Legal advisers are keen to help clients benefit from the government’s ‘levelling up agenda’, hears Maria Shahid. But political uncertainty is the enemy of investment.
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FeatureRemote island working
Emma Pickard, Civil Crown Counsel on the British Overseas Territory St Helena, describes a working Friday on the island in the middle of the South Atlantic.
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FeaturePeople power
Pay rates spiked last year as firms competed hard for a limited supply of good solicitors selling their labour at a premium. But will the recruitment frenzy continue in 2023, and will high salaries translate into longer hours? Rachel Rothwell reports.
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FeatureAt the touch of a button
When it comes to exploiting technology, high street firms reject the ‘poor relation’ label. Instead, they are finding ways to customise mainstream products, while retaining the personal touch. Joanna Goodman reports.
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FeaturePointing the finger
As the Royal United Services Institute says, ‘If economic crime is to be accepted as a national security issue the government needs to police it like one’. Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureGenerative AI: a jetpack for legal
Will generative AI and innovative text solutions power the first robot lawyers, or supercharge their human colleagues?
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FeatureAdvice in conflict
Ukraine’s lawyers enter 2023 under enormous personal and financial stress, but the profession is fighting hard to uphold the rule of law.
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NewsNews focus: 19 things for solicitors to look out for in 2023
Legal's role in the Post Office inquiry, controversial costs, a potential 'talent war' ceasefire and a new face at the top of the judiciary.
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FeatureCandid camera
How have courts, lawyers and parties adapted to the digital revolution unleashed by the pandemic? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureShaking the foundations
Commercial property values have dipped as interest rates have risen and lenders retreat. But a ‘wall of capital’ from overseas is offering limited respite, the sector’s lawyers tell Maria Shahid.
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FeatureCapital gains
As international arbitration gains a higher profile amid increased activity, London is fighting to maintain its pre-eminence. Joanna Goodman reports.
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FeatureSlowly does it
UK immigration policy puts the Home Office on a collision course with ‘global Britain’ and the government’s growth aspirations. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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FeatureWorking out the next ‘delighter’
Is the pre-eminence of UK legal tech being challenged as competition and client expectations increase in line with innovation?
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FeatureLeave it to me
It has been a while since private client departments were any law firm’s tranquil backwater. Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureThe quiet desperation of young fathers at work
In the legal profession, as in other sectors, there has been an increase in levels of attrition as employees reconfigure their responsibilities and prioritise extra-organisational aspects of life over work. Dr Martyn Bradley But unlike sectors in which older employees are deciding to retire early, the ‘great ...