All News focus articles – Page 21
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NewsNews focus: 'Race to the bottom' on the high street?
Further deregulation of the market opens the door to a race to bottom on client protection, claims the Law Society. And there is no evidence it will boost access to justice
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NewsWW1: At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day
To mark the centenary of the end of the first world war, we look back on how the profession reacted to the armistice and commemorated the 910 solicitors and clerks who died on active service.
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NewsNews focus: Kent ABS goes for steady growth
After a challenging start, new boss Guy Record aims for a ‘realistic’ and ‘measured’ approach at Kent County Council’s alternative business structure Invicta Law.
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NewsNews focus: Higher ambitions
Under pressure over the quality of advocacy and facing an uncertain future as courts embrace technology, the SAHCA’s annual conference still heard reasons for cautious optimism.
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NewsNews focus: Land Registry's charter for reform
Registry says it is putting customers first as it unveils initiatives to explore how ‘innovative use of technology could revolutionise the land registration and property buy-sell process’
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NewsNews focus: Tories give little away on justice
Ministers offered lawyers few crumbs of comfort at the Conservative Party conference, reiterating the government’s £1.6bn legal aid pledge.
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NewsNews focus: Labour reveals justice plans
Making legal aid a pillar of the welfare state and providing duty solicitors for border detainees were among justice policies announced at the party’s conference last week
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NewsNews focus: Part 36 under the microscope
Does the Hislop v Perde judgment mean defendants might be tempted to defer accepting an offer to game the system? And is Part 36 fit for purpose if it allows such behaviour?
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NewsAfter Sir Cliff: Open justice is now under siege
Mr Justice Mann’s ruling against the BBC is the latest in a series of body blows to transparency and could place significant restrictions on the freedom of the media to report on criminal cases.
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NewsIn focus: Hong Kong sets out dispute resolution credentials
Justice secretary Teresa Cheng outlines intellectual property initiatives and move to allow third-party funding of arbitrations.
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NewsIn focus: Is IPO dam about to burst?
While the number of firms that have taken the IPO plunge is still in single figures, there is a sense the dam is about to burst.
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NewsIn focus: Common values key to transatlantic mergers
Transatlantic unions are all the rage, and not just weddings. Over the past year a spate of law firms have exchanged vows.
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NewsIn focus: Uncertainty remains after Dreamvar and P&P rulings
Landmark judgment leaves questions unanswered as solicitors voice renewed concerns over liability for property fraud.
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NewsIn focus: Cautionary notes on courts reform
A progress report on the courts modernisation programme suggests that not everything is going according to plan, but the government remains resolute in its commitment to the project.
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NewsNews focus: patent court's Brexit paradox
Simplifying Europe’s complex patent law landscape has taken many years of negotiation, but UK government rhetoric on sovereignty appears to contradict the final agreement.
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NewsNews focus: Siege mentality at APIL conference
APIL’s conference did little to dispel the perception of a personal injury sector perpetually in crisis, and the Civil Liability Bill will pile more pressure on beleaguered practitioners.
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NewsNews focus: Clicks and mortar
Everyone agrees that buying and selling a home ought not to be a labyrinthine process. But what will plans to fix the ‘broken housing market’ mean for conveyancers?
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NewsNews focus: gender pay expectations gap
Excluding equity partners effectively allows many firms to constrict their gender pay gap. But the tide has turned and more realistic figures have come in — what do they tell us?
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NewsNews focus: Coming clean on NDAs
With the Solicitors Regulation Authority taking a hard line on non-disclosure agreements, firms must assess whether they are covering up serious misconduct.
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NewsNews focus: local government lawyers battle dwindling budgets
Will the country’s first ‘social enterprise law firm’ reignite council interest in ABSs and inspire other lawyers in local government to follow in its footsteps?