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FeatureCloud of suspicion
The legal sector is clearly sceptical about cloud services – only 15 per cent of law firms currently use the technology. But, says Nigel Wright, the rest are missing out on real benefits to their business, people and clients.
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OpinionGet with the programme
Law Management Section chair Robert Banner provides an update on the Section’s work and upcoming events
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FeatureChanges to the European Small Claims Procedure announced
More citizens and small firms will be able to use the simplified EU procedure to resolve low-value disputes across borders
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AnalysisR v Secretary of State for Justice [2016] UKSC 2
The Supreme Court has granted anonymity to a double-murderer. When is it right to keep the names of parties to civil litigation a secret?
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AnalysisHarlequin Property (SVG) Ltd v Wilkins Kennedy [2015] EWHC 3050 (TCC)
A very wide approach to the inspection of confidential material? The court has ruled that the disclosure of confidential Serious Fraud Office and client documents to dispose fairly of the issues overweighed any public interest in keeping them witheld
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FeatureCapital thinking
Tax changes applying since April 2014 have created new opportunities and pitfalls for those buying and selling commercial property. Ray Chidell and Jake Iles explain
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AnalysisA new easement
Is it possible to have an easement to use things like a tennis court or a golf course and to do so for free? This was the main issue in our case this month, Regency Villas Title Ltd v Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd [2015] EWHC 3564 (Ch).
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EventSeminars
The Changing Regulatory Landscape: What you should know The SRA has been making and is proposing to make a number of regulatory changes which particularly affect conveyancers. All will be fully explained including professional indemnity insurance, accountant’s reports, the separate business rule, holding of client money and anticipated changes to ...
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Feature'Unaffordable to most'
The Lord Chief Justice’s 2015 annual report has bemoaned the soaring costs of justice. Rosie Ioannou of litigation funders Vannin Capital, shares her thoughts on the report’s findings - are fixed fees the way forward?
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NewsCommon law: A poor substitute?
Trudy Morgan, civil liberties solicitor at Hodge Jones & Allen, looks at the protections afforded by the common law and how it compares with those afforded by the Human Rights Act. What are the implications of seeking to rely solely on the common law to uphold our rights and values?
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FeatureToo simple?
The simplification of lasting powers of attorney may encourage more people to make one, but the changes also remove certain safeguards, which could lead to abuse of the system. Fiona Heald explains
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FeatureThe devil’s in the detail
The summer budget this year announced huge changes to how non-doms who are long-term-resident in the UK are taxed. Jo Summers explains the proposals for next year’s Finance Act and what they mean for non-doms
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FeatureIn their shoes
In July 2015, Office of the Public Guardian introduced new deputy standards to support and supervise professional and public authority deputies. Jack Dunkley explains what prompted the guidelines, and reports on the feedback so far
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FeaturePowers that be
Richard Heaney looks at the land registration aspects of transactions involving the use of a power of attorney, and what you can do to ensure these applications are processed as quickly as possible.