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FeatureThe sound of the crowd
Gareth Raisbeck argues that in light of last year’s ParkingEye litigation, crowdfunding could at last be stepping out of the shadows as a viable and attractive means of financing commercial litigation, especially for a younger generation of tech-savvy litigants
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FeatureOrange isn't the New Black
It was an honour to host Frances Crook, CEO of Howard League for Penal Reform at this years Annual Fiona Woolf lecture, and find out more about what she spoke about.
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FeatureCivil Courts Structure Review event with LJ Briggs - Q&A and more
On 9 June, the Law Society invited Lord Justice Briggs to Chancery Lane to talk about his proposals for the civil courts. We summarise the main talking points from his speech, and also share the findings of his Q&A session with the audience
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FeatureFive business development options that don’t involve networking
A lawyer’s career hinges on their ability to win work. Douglas McPherson suggests five alternative options for those that don’t like formal networking
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FeatureThe PSC register: what legal practice managers need to know
The requirement for a register of ‘persons with significant control’ came into force on 6 April 2016. Alison Matthews explains what you need to know
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FeatureThe importance of effective internal communication
Effective internal communication will reap dividends over time. Rachel Brushfield explains the role it plays in building employee engagement.
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FeatureFundamental dishonesty: where are we now?
What constitutes fundamental dishonesty has been left to the discretion of the court with no definition provided within the CPR. Kerry Underwood suggests this could all change very soon, with a decision by the Supreme Court imminent.
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AnalysisPreventing easements by prescription
In Winterburn v Bennett, the Court of Appeal held that a landowner could prevent easements arising by prescription by placing notices on its land. Peter Reekie discusses
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News
The Graham Turnbull Human Rights Travel Award
The Graham Turnbull Human Rights Travel Award was launched in June 2014. It consists of a grant of £500 to be awarded for travel in relation to human rights related activities, such as trial observation, field research, or to support the work of human rights lawyers abroad.
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NewsAWS Update June 2016
The latest update from the Association of Women Solicitors London is here.
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FeatureCivil Courts Structure Review: Bristol consultation event report
We report back from Lord Justice Briggs’ consultation event in Bristol on 9 May 2016
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FeatureThe advantages and disadvantages of mediation
Mediation has many advantages, but there are also downsides to it that should not be overlooked, warns Philip Hesketh
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AnalysisWebb Resolutions Ltd v Countrywide Surveyors Ltd [2016] Ch Div (4 May 2016)
The court has held a claimant liable for a defendant’s costs of and incidental to an abandoned professional negligence claim, even though the claim form had not been served - good news for defendants aiming to recover costs incurred pre-action?
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FeatureUsing mediation to resolve private client disputes
Leading commercial mediator Andrew Hildebrand explains how mediation can be used effectively to manage private client disputes
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AnalysisExtending the DOTAS regime to inheritance tax - the next chapter
Lesley King comments on HMRC’s long-awaited follow-up to last year’s consultation on the extension to DOTAS to inheritance tax
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FeatureThe line of duty
The new higher stamp duty land tax rate for additional properties came into effect on 1 April 2016. Nigel Popplewell outlines how the changes apply to purchasers of residential property
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OpinionHoming in on fraud
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
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FeatureBreathing room
As of 20 June 2016, the deadline for telegraphic transfers of funds – also known as CHAPs payments – will be extended by one hour and 40 minutes. Thom Wilkinson explains the implications of the change for practitioners
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FeatureThe long and short of it
Philip Askew outlines how to advise buyers of leasehold property on potential pre-completion or future lease extensions, including the complexities where the remaining lease term is less than 80 years