All News focus articles – Page 14
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NewsNews focus: Lawtech - lessons from the sandbox
Lawtech is flavour of the month, but innovators face confusion over regulation and lack of access to data. The government-backed Lawtech Sandbox can help – but its own future is uncertain.
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NewsNews focus: Working a four-day week
Law firms that have begun experimenting with a four-day week report increased productivity and improved staff wellbeing, but is the profession ready to embrace this radical new way of working?
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NewsNews focus: Flying cars remain in the realm of sci-fi
The prototype ‘AirCar’ has been deemed airworthy but lawyers warn that it needs to navigate a host of legal and practical obstacles – such as meeting civil aviation standards – in order to get off the ground.
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NewsNews focus: Brexit - one year on
Solicitors continue to face a patchwork of arrangements that fail to reflect the importance accorded to legal services in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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NewsNews focus: First SQE results expose worrying attainment gaps
The first batch of results for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination shows mixed outcomes in terms of accessibility and attainment. But the regulator says it is much too early to jump to conclusions.
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NewsNews focus: Unrepresented claimants are not using the whiplash portal - what now?
The Official Injury Claim portal was supposed to remove the need for lawyers, but with 90% of claims coming from people who instruct a solicitor it is clear that things are not going according to plan.
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NewsNews focus: Global bar sounds alarm over growing threats to privilege
The International Bar Association fears lawyer-client confidentiality is being compromised as supranational agencies intensify efforts to tackle corruption, terrorism and climate change.
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NewsNews focus: Criminal barristers are poised for action over pay - what about solicitors?
The criminal bar will not wait any longer for the lord chancellor to pump more money into legal aid. Solicitors are uniting behind barrister colleagues, but Dominic Raab appears in no mood to budge.
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NewsNews focus: E-scooters - a legal lacuna
The rising number of e-scooters on our roads and subsequent increase in accidents has highlighted a legal lacuna. But a new test case could finally deliver some clarity.
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NewsNews focus: How long do law firms take to pay their bills?
Official figures reveal stark differences in how quickly law firms pay their invoices, with City giants among the laggards. But the process is a bit more complicated than simply having an efficient accounts department.
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NewsNews focus: Bored apes and bubbles - gaps in the law on crypto-assets
The feeding frenzy surrounding NFTs highlights the legal and regulatory challenges that the rapidly emerging world of cryptoassets brings – and lawyers will have their work cut out.
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NewsNews focus: Yorkshire law firm bucks trend and branches out
As tumbleweed blows through solicitors’ offices across the land, one firm keeps opening more of them. Launching a new branch ‘feels like a good news story’, says Ison Harrison
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NewsNews focus: 'Dr Bitcoin' lawyers up for courtroom jamboree
A torrent of litigation relating to Bitcoin appears to have scotched the crypto-visionary dream of technology rendering lawyers redundant.
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NewsNews focus: Successful defences at the SDT still leave solicitors out of pocket
The case of Liz Ellen, who must foot the bill for her own £534,000 defence costs despite being cleared of misconduct, has once again highlighted the inequality of arms between regulator and regulated.
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NewsNews focus: Pre-charge anonymity - a presumption of privacy
Sir Cliff Richard’s legal battle with the BBC fuelled debate about pre-charge anonymity. Now high-profile cases ZXC and Sicri have highlighted that courts will no longer tolerate invasions of privacy.
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NewsNews focus: Efforts to curb ‘SLAPPs’ gaining momentum
Journalists, campaigners – and lawyers – are fighting back as the rich and powerful allegedly seek to avoid scrutiny by bogging down critics in financially crippling litigation.
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NewsNews focus: Pacific trade deal facing formidable legal obstacles
A Lords committee report counsels caution in negotiating Global Britain’s international trade goals, as the government is facing a long list of legal hurdles that will need to be overcome.
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NewsNews focus: From insult to personal injury – a sector in flux
The demise of two big-hitting personal injury firms is a sign that the once buoyant claims sector is in a period of flux, with experts pointing to this year’s whiplash reforms as the catalyst for change.
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NewsNews focus: What does it take to be a member of the SDT?
As the SDT seeks new members, the role is evolving with the times. President Edward Nally outlines the qualities required to handle sensitive cases touching on mental health and personal lives.