All Practice points articles – Page 37
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FeatureCivil service ‘government’ and executive pay
Who is in charge if it takes more than a few days to form a government? And what are Labour’s policies to tackle executive pay?
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FeatureElection: property and infrastructure pledges
With the general election fast approaching, we look at the main parties’ policies on the right to buy and large infrastructure projects.
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FeatureLitigation: crowdfunding
Could crowdfunding become a viable means of financing commercial litigation?
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FeatureMore work for media lawyers?
Media law policy wins few votes, but lawyers should take note of party manifesto pledges - especially those of the Lib Dems.
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FeatureUS charges and arrest of UK trader
The high-profile arrest of a UK futures trader throws a spotlight on the severe sentences available to the US justice department.
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FeatureDoing more for less
Data, development and dispute resolution – the LeO offers more than just a complaints-handling service.
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FeatureOnline dispute resolution: answers?
The CJC proposal for HM Online Court – right technology, wrong architecture?
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FeaturePricing: getting it right
Richard Susskind thinks lawyers are wrong on pricing. But firms should be encouraged to understand and tackle modern challenges on more than one front.
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FeatureGrowth can carry hidden threats
With the opportunity for top-line growth comes the new threat of overtrading. The worst may not be behind us.
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FeatureOverseas corruption: oiling the wheels
Brazil and Nigeria are taking very different approaches to dealing with alleged corruption in the oil sector.
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FeatureConsumer Rights Bill – all change?
With the bill likely to receive royal assent soon, what impact will the broad changes have on consumers and law firms?
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FeatureRethinking the merits of arbitration
Will the impending increase in court fees lead to more arbitration as litigation becomes less viable?
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FeatureCrime and punishment: ‘free will’ an illusion
The ideology behind retributive punishment is fundamentally flawed.
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FeatureCosts-shifting and the Year of the Sheep
How qualified one-way costs shifting will prompt more costs orders against solicitors.
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FeatureConstruction law: weather warning
Last year’s floods triggered a myriad legal disputes and insurance claims. What have we learned?
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FeatureCriminal proceedings: timely blueprint
Lord Justice Leveson is right but he needs the support of the lord chancellor.
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FeatureGood commercial law makes good societies
None of the developments of the last millennium work without certainty of contract, property law, and clear redress to back any partnership, loan or enterprise.
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FeatureException to the privilege rule
The iniquity exception to privilege can prove useful in a variety of litigation contexts.