All Feature articles – Page 10
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FeatureClaims services: more important than price?
Simon Radcliffe discusses the increasing importance of claims services to buyers of mergers and acquisitions insurance
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Online Court of Protection application FAQs
Commonly raised questions and answers which will assist practitioners with utilising the online service:
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FeatureConference spotlight: litigation funding
Dr Emily O’Neill shares what was covered in the litigation funding workshop she chaired at this year’s dispute resolution conference, and considers why this is such an important and timely topic
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FeatureThe challenge of challenging behaviour
Rebecca Atkinson explores the SRA’s new fair treatment rule
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FeatureWorking it
Employee ownership of businesses is on the rise. But will law firms embrace the structure, and what does it offer? Diana Bentley investigates
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FeatureProfitable partnerships
Andrew Allen considers the upcoming basis period change and its impact on law firm partnerships
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FeatureMemories of merger
James Libson speaks to Simeon Hance about his career, the challenges of being a firm manager, and the benefits of merging with a tech-savvy firm
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FeatureMind over matter
Kerry Slater reflects on the impact changes to SRA guidance will have on resilience, psychological safety, and the wellbeing of legal professionals
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FeatureThe right hire
Andre Thomas outlines three key steps to hiring the right person for your firm
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FeatureBurn notice
Philippa Hann provides some tips on how to manage staff burnout and a busy workload in your firm
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FeatureStandard bearers
The challenge for any profession is to ensure that its members not only meet the requisite standard to be admitted into the profession, but also that they maintain those standards. This is partly from self-interest – the pride of a profession of the standard which distinguishes it ...
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FeatureA fair hearing?
Susanna Heley and Nigel West consider the SRA’s recent guidance on its approach to fines and decision-making in disciplinary cases, and outline some of the practical issues this raises
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FeatureAI risk landscape
Jessica Clay looks at the regulatory landscape developing for the use of artificial intelligence in England and Wales and around the world
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FeatureBanking on it
Jonathon Bray considers why a solicitor’s client account cannot be used as a ‘banking facility’ – and how to stay safe
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FeatureCopyright and ESG: Ethical imperatives for compliance and responsibility
Colin Hulme, head of intellectual property (IP) at Burness Paull, considers the impact of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) programmes on the observance of copyright by corporates
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FeatureSanctions – new prohibitions
Julie Norris and Alfie Cranmer provide an update on changes to sanctions affecting those providing legal advisory services in the UK
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FeatureFlexibility in practice
Nicola Darfoor, corporate communications manager at the Law Society, speaks to members at law firms about their experience of flexible working
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FeatureEnterprise, everywhere
Harriet Revington and Claire Hawley consider the impact of the spring budget on real estate tax measures and the property sector