All Opinion articles – Page 6

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Hold tight

2017-03-07T00:00:00Z

Simon David shares his predictions for what 2017 may bring, and cybercrime is firmly at the top of his risk register

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Bright ideas

2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Gary Rycroft explains how the Section committee has been pooling its expertise for the benefit of members

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New year, new plans

2017-01-17T15:37:00Z

Robert Banner looks ahead to 2017 and what it could bring for law firm leaders

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One direction

2016-12-12T17:08:00Z

As the dust settles on another annual conference, Ian White looks back on a turbulent 2016, and ahead to the Property Section’s plans for 2017

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Digital woes

2016-11-25T09:50:00Z

Does Lord Justice Briggs’ digital vision truly appreciate the needs of users with a disability, asks Richard Schaverien.

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The year in review

2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

Section chair Robert Banner looks back at the work of the Law Management Section in 2016

Opinion

Brexit strategy

2016-09-07T00:00:00Z

Peter Rodd looks at what the future might hold for property lawyers in the wake of the UK referendum decision

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Brexit: committee member views

2016-09-07T00:00:00Z

In the wake of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, some of the members of the Property Section committee offer their views on the impact on the sector

Opinion

Burning issues

2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Robert Banner looks at the plans for Section for the year ahead, and the topics we 

Opinion

Raise your voices

2016-07-21T12:45:00Z

As we launch a new series on avoiding common errors in private client work, Gareth Marland explains why member feedback is crucial for the future development of PS

Opinion

Homing in on fraud

2016-06-02T13:30:00Z

Nicholas Gurney-Champion considers a recent Treasury paper that outlines wide-ranging modernisation plans for the home-buying process, and a High Court judgment that found conveyancers on both sides of a property transaction liable to a defrauded buyer

Opinion

Here comes trouble

2016-05-19T16:17:00Z

Government plans to raise probate fees is the latest move to ‘reform’ private client law. Such meddling can only lead to more problems, argues Gary Rycroft

Opinion

An unqualified success

2016-05-06T11:18:00Z

Law Management Section chair Robert Banner rounds up the Section’s annual conference in April

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Change afoot

2016-03-08T15:26:00Z

Ian White explains how members can help the committee further build the Property Section to meet the evolving needs of property solicitors

Opinion

Get with the programme

2016-02-10T10:24:00Z

Law Management Section chair Robert Banner provides an update on the Section’s work and upcoming events

Opinion

Back to the future

2015-12-03T12:26:00Z

This year’s national property law conference looked to the future, and how property lawyers can equip themselves as technology advances and conveyancing evolves. Ian White reports back 

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First things first

2015-11-26T11:00:00Z

New Section chair Gary Rycroft outlines his plans for the future.

Opinion

Structural shift

2015-11-03T00:00:00Z

Robert Banner outlines some developments for the Section, including the new corporate membership option, and provides an update on the 2016 Financial Benchmarking Survey

Opinion

Watch out

2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In his last comment as chair of the Private Client Section, Simon Leney asks what lessons we can learn when our dealings with clients face public scrutiny

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The main event

2015-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ian White outlines what members can expect from this year’s National Property Law Conference on 9 October