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FeatureRaised voices
Communication is a critical factor in many complaints relating to legal services, according to a recent report by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Fiona du Feu examines 10 common communication areas that can make a difference
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FeatureStep right up
In 2015, Sternberg Reed introduced a career development programme to incentivise existing staff, bolster recruitment and retention, and support succession planning. Frances Anderson explains how the programme works in practice
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Ethical imperative
Paul Bennett looks at the ethical aspects of how law firms should manage misconduct, and why the 2019 regulatory changes will mean firms need to manage ethical risk in a new way
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FeatureBridging the gap
In April, law firms with 250 or more employees had to publish data on their gender pay gap. But they weren’t required to include partner pay data, presenting an incomplete picture of the pay gap in the sector. Sarah Chilton looks at the legislation and the issues
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FeatureExit polls
With odds shortening for a ‘fudged’ or no-deal Brexit, law firms are being advised to hope for the best but prepare for the worst, as the clock ticks down to March 2019. Grania Langdon-Down investigates
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OpinionSummer daze
On your sun lounger this summer, were you preoccupied with concerns about your firm: recruitment and retention, say, or Brexit, or narrowing profit margins? Ann Harrison looks at how the Section is helping you to navigate the challenges ahead
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AnalysisWild west partnerships: who owns what?
Jennifer Meech looks at the case of Wild v Wild [2018] EWHC 2197 (Ch) to help unravel ownership when profits are shared but property is not.
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EventSeminar: UK national security law and merger control (13 November 2018)
Sign in and download the slides from our 13 November 2018 seminar on the proposed UK national security and investment law reforms.
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EventCompetition Section seminar: State aid post-Brexit (9 October 2018)
Juliette Enser, interim director of the CMA’s state aid programme will speak about the CMA’s preparations to take on its role as the UK’s post-Brexit state aid regulator.
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FeatureInsurance Distribution Directive - ready or not?
Gillian Roche-Saunders looks at the detail of the Insurance Distribution Directive.
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FeatureRisk and Compliance Autumn Conference 2018
Janet Noble summarises the Risk and Compliance conference held in Leeds this Autumn.
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FeatureClawback in property transactions: what could go possibly wrong?
John de Waal QC offers a sneak peek into Hardwicke chambers’ new book on risk and negligence, by revealing tips on how to avoid risk in property transactions relating to overage.
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EventAnti-money laundering and Financial Crime Annual Conference 2018
Join us at the must-attend event for all practitioners who want to remain at the forefront of developments in financial crime and anti-money laundering compliance.
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FeatureGDPR – the first 100 days
Neil Partridge considers the practical application of data protection in legal practice.
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VideosGDPR - 100 days on
Pearl Moses and Jorren Knibbe discuss the practical application of data protection in legal businesses 100 days on.
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OpinionFace to face
Fiona Heald recaps her highlights from this year’s annual conference, and recalls standout past events
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FeatureKeynote: Hot off the press
At the conference keynote session, Paul Lewis, financial journalist and broadcaster, in conversation with John Hyde, deputy news editor of the Law Society Gazette, spoke about pricing and clarity in legal services
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FeatureWorkshop: Business property relief and agricultural property relief
Delegates at the conference could choose between five workshops, run twice over the course of the day. Philip Whitcomb rounds up his workshop
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FeatureWorkshop: Pensions
Delegates at the conference could choose between five workshops, run twice over the course of the day. Luke Brooks and Paul Garwood sum up their session
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FeatureWorkshop: Elderly client care and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Delegates at the conference could choose between five workshops, run twice over the course of the day. Helen Clarke rounds up hers below