All Opinion articles – Page 7
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OpinionNew agenda
Section chair Robert Banner outlines the work of the Section this summer and autumn
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OpinionSign of the times
Whether we like it or not, conveyancing practices will have to adapt to meet the demands of 21st century communications, says Peter Rodd
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OpinionDo it yourself
Private Client Section chair Simon Leney fears the rise in applications for lasting powers of attorney may lead to further abuses of process if the solicitor is cut out
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OpinionValuable Insights
Robert Banner looks back at the Section’s 2014 annual conference, including sessions on cashflow and bringing a firm back from the brink of administration
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OpinionAll is forfeit
Simon Leney looks at the implications of the Forfeiture Act for mercy killings
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OpinionUnder the banner
Robert Banner, new chair of the Section executive committee, outlines his plans for the Section, including helping firms through financial stability issues, and supporting smaller firms with practice management challenges
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OpinionTimes are changing
Private Client Section chair Simon Leney looks at the changes in the air this Spring on a number of fronts: for clients, for solicitors, and for the Private Client Section itself
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OpinionRisky business
With the sobering news in January that 136 firms have folded, having failed to obtain professional indemnity insurance, Peter Rodd explains how firms could better manage risk to avoid becoming another statistic.
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OpinionCounting the cost
Law Management Section chair Chris Hart discusses this issue’s financial focus, and bids farewell as chair of the Section
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OpinionNew year, old values
In an increasingly commercialised world, the traditional values of professionalism seem less and less appreciated. Which makes them all the more important for solicitors in a liberalised market, says Simon Leney, Private Client Section chair
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OpinionWinds of change
Peter Rodd looks back at the developments of recent decades which have changed the face of conveyancing – and forward to the next big change: the Law Society’s Conveyancing Portal
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OpinionFalling into glory
Law Management Section chair and Wollen Michelmore managing partner, Chris Hart, looks at forthcoming Section winter events
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OpinionThe main event
Property Section chair Peter Rodd looks ahead to the Property Section’s 2013 annual conference, just over five weeks away
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OpinionGetting together
Law Management Section chair and Wollen Michelmore managing partner, Chris Hart, looks back at this year’s Annual Conference
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OpinionDifferent strokes
For conveyancing solicitors, quality is a key differentiator in a packed market. But does quality mean the same thing to us as to our clients, or from one client to the next? Peter Rodd reports
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OpinionMiss it, miss out
Law Management Section chair Chris Hart rounds up the articles for this edition and the line-up for the Annual Conference, taking place later this week - book now or miss out!
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OpinionMarching on
Peter Rodd, chair of the Property Section, considers what the market will bring this year, and the changes conveyancers need to make to survive and thrive