All Feature articles – Page 5
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FeatureRunning for cover
Jenny Screech provides an update on the current position for professional indemnity insurance ahead of this year’s renewal seasons
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FeatureRecipe for success
How can you successfully grow your firm and extend client relationships? Robin Dicks considers the key building blocks and obstacles
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FeatureCyberattacks: Protecting your firm’s data
Following the recent cyberattacks at CTS, Lindsay Hill, CEO of Law Society partner Mitigo, asks how to protect your firm’s data when using a managed service provider
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FeatureSourcing it
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is looking more closely at anti-money laundering compliance in law firms. Harriet Holmes considers what you can do to prepare for a possible inspection
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FeatureNew realities in risk
In this abridged version of his keynote speech at the annual Risk and Compliance Conference on 21 March 2024, Iain Miller examines the changing regulatory landscape
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FeatureDomino effect
Jayne Willetts and Bronwen Still consider the proposals for the Solicitors Regulation Authority to regulate legal executives
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FeatureRisky business
The number of anti-money laundering audits conducted by the Solicitors Regulation Authority are increasing, with larger fines imposed for breaches. Alison Matthews outlines how having a robust firm-wide risk assessment can mitigate your risk
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FeatureInto the breach
Rebecca Atkinson considers the reporting obligations for regulated solicitors and outlines how to establish if a breach is serious enough to report to the Solicitors Regulation Authority
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FeatureHow can technology help your firm succeed?
Law Society partner, STAR Professions, considers the benefits of embracing technology in your firm
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FeatureChurchill v Merthyr Tydfil and the ADR duty
Masood Ahmed considers the implications of the Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil ruling
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FeatureRea v Rea and undue influence claims
Rajinder Rai examines the judgment in Rea v Rea, and the implications for claims of undue influence
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FeatureRea v Rea and undue influence claims
Rajinder Rai examines the judgment in Rea v Rea, and the implications for claims of undue influence
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FeatureCTS – lessons learned?
Paul Sams explains why we must learn from the mistakes that caused the recent CTS cyber attack
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FeatureIn retrospect
Andrew Butler, KC considers retrospectivity and transitional provisions regarding the Building Safety Act 2022
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FeatureLevying up
Gavin Le Chat looks at the infrastructure levy and considers its relationship with the community infrastructure levy and planning agreements
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FeatureTurnover rent
Samantha Paxton outlines what to consider when putting turnover rent clauses into operation, including how this mechanism impacts other lease clauses
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FeatureServe and protect
Following the recent cyber attacks at CTS, Lindsay Hill, CEO of Law Society partner Mitigo asks how to protect your firm’s data when using a managed service provider
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FeatureBetter times ahead?
Are there better times ahead for professional indemnity insurance? Chris Marston, chief executive of LawNet, explains why he thinks this is likely
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FeatureFreeports – what’s next?
Following the publication of the government’s Freeports delivery roadmap late last year, Kate Garcia and Jonah Cohen provide an update on what progress has been made and what to expect next