All Feature articles – Page 37
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FeatureGuidance for deputies: Instructing your own firm post-Re ACC
Since Re ACC, the steps a deputy must take before instructing another legal team have changed. Bethan Phillips looks at how this impacts property transactions, tax returns, and continuing healthcare and education challenges.
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FeatureLaw firm debt and funding: is there a tiff on the horizon between firms and banks?
Andrew Allen looks at how the debt profile of many law firms has changed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, how this has affected the relationship between law firms and banks, and what firms can do to address their debt and funding now
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FeatureFive ways in which the legal office is changing
Law firms are beginning to recognise that COVID-19 has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and reset how and where work is done. Ann Clarke, director of future workplace at Claremont, which specialises in legal office interior design, shares five ways that legal offices are changing as a result of ...
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FeatureBest-laid plans: the importance of planning for law firms
Business growth coach Karl Morris explains the strategic importance of effective planning for law firms.
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FeatureGuideline hourly rates again under the microscope
Roman Kubiak looks at the recent decision in Cohen v Fine and others [2020] EWHC 3278 (Ch), an appeal from a first-instance decision in which the High Court proposed an increase to the guideline hourly rates.
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FeatureWhat now for RELs?
Jonathan Bray considers the future for registered European lawyers post-Brexit.
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FeatureA private function?
Iain Miller considers issues of privacy and integrity raised by the recent Beckwith decision on solicitor conduct in the High Court
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FeatureCases update
Nigel West looks back at the significant cases in the regulatory sphere in 2020
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FeatureData analysis
Robert Bond looks at data protection and information security challenges following on from our departure from the European Union
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FeatureRegulation agenda
Rebecca Atkinson gives us a summary of what the SRA will focus on in the coming year
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FeatureBy all accounts
Alexis Hearnden outlines what’s in the latest SRA guidance on the Accounts Rules.
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Feature2021 supervision
Dorothea Bannerman-Bruce looks at how firms can supervise while offering hybrid working
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FeatureRisk registers - a useful reminder
Lexcel-accredited firms will be familiar with the concept of an overarching risk register but others might well be less clear about how they work. Fiona du Feu reviews the basics.
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FeatureCourt permits service of judgment in default via Instagram
Richard Power and Sabrina Devenish explain how their firm handled a recent case where a defendant was proving difficult to track down – by turning to Instagram
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FeatureFor names’ sake! Naming charities in wills
Inaccurate beneficiary names in wills can cause all sorts of problems. Lesley King reviews a recent example in Knipe v British Racing Drivers’ Motor Sport Charity and others [2020] EWHC 3295 (Ch).
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FeatureWill the fallout from the pandemic help or hinder progression of gender diversity in the legal profession?
Alison Woods and Catherine Taylor look at the impact of the pandemic on female lawyers – who have been shown to be shouldering most of the burden of caring responsibilities in lockdown. What can law firm leaders do to improve flexible and blended working opportunities for all staff?
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FeatureOn the safe side
Phil Parkinson and Katie Edwards review the significant changes around building safety in the last year, including new legislation, the impact of the pandemic, and what might happen in the year ahead
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FeatureTuning the pipeline
John Humpherson and Barry Wilkinson look at how to use pipeline management at different stages of your conveyancing process, to assess and improve everything from cashflow to time-recording
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FeatureInner resources
The pandemic has put a strain on everyone’s mental health and wellbeing, exacerbated for property lawyers by the stamp duty land tax holiday. Kim Tasso looks at the role of resilience in overcoming difficulties, and how you can improve your resilience
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FeatureHead to head
Nikki Bensoor looks at how heads of terms are changing in the pandemic, and how the government’s Code for leasing business premises could support commercial lease negotiations