All Practice points articles – Page 33
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FeatureBankruptcy in conveyancing
What are the implications for advisers when the vendor goes bankrupt mid-way through the sale?
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FeatureBig data: changing the way we work
Law firms will routinely tap into valuable data that is currently unstructured.
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FeatureFamily law: parental alienation
‘Parental alienation’ is a widely recognised phenomenon in North America but we have a long way to go.
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FeatureProject managing litigation
Amid the pressure and unpredictability of disputes, the principles of project management can and should be applied.
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FeatureClin neg: cost of fixed fees
The introduction of fixed fees in clinical negligence claims could have grave and unintended consequences.
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FeatureShifting the focus back to the solicitor
There is much to like in the new proposed SRA codes of conduct and accounts rules.
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FeatureCross-border family disputes complicated by EU referendum
What does a vote to leave the EU mean for family law practitioners?
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FeatureWhat would Brexit mean for the EU unitary patent?
Thursday’s referendum will have far-reaching consequences for EU patent litigation.
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FeatureFundamental dishonesty: shifting the lexicon of law
Three years on we are still lacking definitive guidance on ‘fundamental dishonesty’.
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FeatureMis-sold swaps needed an open, affordable forum
A specialist dispute resolution forum like the employment tribunals could help offer legal redress and change culture.
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FeatureArbitration and the common law
The LCJ’s intervention is unlikely to herald a fundamental rethink about the balance between arbitration and litigation.
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FeatureNorthshoring benefits for law firms
Northern cities such as Sheffield offer many opportunities for southern law firms to gain competitive advantage and reduce costs by relocating part of their operations there.
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FeatureCivil justice: my vision for the Online Court
Civil justice is quite simply not available to the majority of ordinary individuals and small businesses.
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FeaturePlanning: blocking second homes in St Ives
St Ives in Cornwall has made the most determined effort yet to block second homes. But fundamental questions remain.
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FeatureLLPs: preparing for transparency
Transparency for limited liability partnerships – a new statutory register.
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FeatureJoint enterprise: wrong turn in common law
The implications of R v Jogee for the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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