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    Safety first

    2024-03-15T15:45:00Z

    Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, considers the difficulties of getting to grips with the Building Safety Act

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    Reflecting on taxing challenges

    2024-03-04T10:15:00Z

    New chair and vice-chair of the Private Client Solicitors Section Committee (PCSSC), Elizabeth Gibbison and Sarah Robinson reflect on 2023 and offer some predictions for 2024

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    New beginnings

    2024-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Paul Bennett sets out how law firms may take advantage of an upturn in the economy and how managers can showcase their skills

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    Pet projects

    2023-12-21T11:50:00Z

    Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, wonders when we’ll all get to live in a ‘doghouse’

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    Good work

    2023-10-17T00:00:00Z

    In our final edition of 2023 we are focusing on all things work-related, from recruitment to partner remuneration. Paul Bennett reflects on key issues law firm leaders are facing.

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    Taking the long view

    2023-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, considers the scope of property law to rewrite the rule book on how we all interact with the world around us

  • Sarah Murphy
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    Private function

    2023-08-30T16:57:00Z

    In her final PS comment, Sarah Murphy reflects on her time as chair of the Private Client Section committee

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    Ways of working

    2023-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Paul Bennett reflects on the key issues that firm leaders face, and outlines what this edition of the magazine provides

  • Sarah Murphy
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    Shifting landscapes

    2023-06-21T11:36:00Z

    Sarah Murphy reflects on recent news, and how this demonstrates the ever-changing landscape of private client law

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    The heat is on

    2023-06-20T13:58:00Z

    Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, considers the impact on property solicitors of the recent Law Society Practice Note on Climate Change

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    Leading by example

    2023-04-27T09:39:00Z

    Paul Bennett reflects on the key issues that firm leaders face, and what this edition of the magazine provides

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    Going green

    2023-03-09T14:58:00Z

    Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, considers the latest drive for green leases

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    Full steam ahead

    2023-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Paul Bennett reflects on some of the key issues firm leaders faced in 2022 and details what’s on the horizon for the year ahead

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    Conference building

    2022-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Property Section chair Clare Harman Clark looks at how to build a perfect conference in a post-pandemic world

  • Sarah Murphy
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    Hard times

    2022-11-17T16:12:00Z

    Sarah Murphy, chair of the Private Client Section, reflects on what has been a difficult period for the country

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    Opinion

    Winds of change

    2022-09-30T08:11:00Z

    In our final edition of the year, Paul Bennett reflects on some of the key issues law firm leaders have been dealing with in 2022, and what is to come as we start looking to the year ahead

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    Looking back

    2022-08-15T10:09:00Z

    Chair of the Private Client Section, Sarah Murphy, reflects on the year so far

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    Opinion

    Moving goalposts

    2022-07-22T08:38:00Z

    Paul Bennett reflects on insight gained from the Law Management Annual Conference, and ponders the growing pressure on firms to be socially conscious 

  • Sarah Murphy
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    Pull up a chair

    2022-05-12T15:27:00Z

    New chair of the Private Client Section, Sarah Murphy, introduces herself

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    The road ahead

    2022-04-19T14:41:00Z

    Paul Bennett, chair of the Law Management Committee, considers the challenges firms face this year, such as the pandemic’s financial implications and using technology to achieve business transformation