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FeatureEndless horizons
Do you know all the ways your private client career could develop? Melinda Giles outlines just some of the options, and sets out to prove that private client is one of the most challenging and varied legal disciplines in practice today
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Premium matters – managing your renewal in a tough market
With the October deadline drawing near, Martin MacHale offers tips for those completing last-minute professional indemnity insurance (PII) renewals in a challenging year.
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Getting back to the office: supporting your people
Nadia Biles Davies looks at the people side of managing a return to the office, including how to manage survivor guilt after redundancy, how to capitalise on new ways of working, and how to win the hearts and minds of a nervous workforce
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Technology and regulatory compliance
Kerry Beynon, Partner at RDP Law, looks at the role of technology in relation to regulatory compliance in a fast-changing world.
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From time to Tyne
Georgia Jones provides a back to basics guide to Tyneside flat lease arrangements, and what you need to know if you are acting on the sale or purchase of a Tyneside flat
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At your service
In the third in his series on what property solicitors need to know about different phases of the development process, Gavin Le Chat looks at drainage and the supply of services
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Pick a side
Lorraine Richardson provides a reminder of conflicts of interest in conveyancing, focusing on a key area where risk can arise: acting for both the buyer and seller in a transaction
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Riding out the storm
Steven Petty explains how his specialist commercial property firm has weathered the COVID-19 storm – and why the firm has continued to award bonuses and recruit new staff
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Lock and quay
Ibraheem Dulmeer and Justin Bates look at a recent Upper Tribunal case involving the application of service charges at the Docklands development, No.1 West India Quay
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Let there be light
As the government further loosens planning restrictions to aid economic recovery, David Manda provides a timely reminder on rights to light, and what developers can do to avoid costly litigation and potential changes to their developments
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Ups and downs
Sarah Dwight provides a personal perspective on how lockdown has affected high street conveyancing firms, their clients, and the wider conveyancing market
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A sign of things to come
Mike Harlow looks at how HM Land Registry has responded to lockdown by accepting electronic signatures, and how conveyancing could change in the future to become an even more secure and wholly digital process
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The drinks business
Niall McCann and Richard Williams look at what property solicitors need to know when acting on transactions involving licensed premises where the tenant or owner is insolvent
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The next big thing
Lockdown has seen many conveyancing firms embrace technology in new ways. But, asks Susan Fairbrass , are these developments just the first step towards a digitised conveyancing process, and if so, what’s next?
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Look before you lease
Lockdown has presented unprecedented challenges for both landlords and tenants. Nikki Bensoor looks at the impact on commercial lease arrangements, now and in the future
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Legal services in Malaysia: an interview with the British High Commissioner
The Law Society speaks with High Commissioner Charles Hay about the increasing importance of legal services to Malaysia’s economy and the opportunities for UK firms.
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The economic crime levy - what to expect
The government announced in March their intention to introduce an economic crime levy on AML regulated businesses (including law firms) to contribute to the fight against economic crime. Rick Kent, our AML Economic Crime Policy manager, takes a look at the plans.
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Recession-proofing: the benefits of variable costs
David Turney is happy to report that his firm is “virtually” recession proof – because it keeps its costs variable rather than fixed wherever possible. And this approach also results in a happier team and happier clients
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Running a litigation firm during coronavirus: what’s changed?
Reuben Glynn shares some of his litigation firm’s experiences from the pandemic, changes they’ve made, and plans for moving forwards.
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Back to basics: Wills, trusts and care home fees
Fiona Heald reviews the basics on wills, estate planning and the problem of care home fees.
