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VideosInclusive webinar: SRA Handbook - all change (OnDemand)
Join Pearl Moses to find out more about the far-reaching changes to the SRA’s Handbook, the impact on your firm and how to prepare for the introduction of the changes in spring 2019.
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FeatureLead the way
Good governance in a law firm can bring improvements in everything from risk management to succession planning. Alex Ktorides offers his three top tips for leadership in law firms to foster robust and effective governance
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FeatureSocial life
Are you using social media in your firm? And if you are, are you sure you’re doing it right? David Gilroy provides some top tips for setting your overarching social media strategy, and how to use each of the key channels
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FeatureHeld to account
Amy Bell offers her top five tips for accounts staff to help in the fight against money laundering through client accounts
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FeatureOutside voice
External investment is increasingly common in the legal sector, and for all sizes of firm. But is it for you? Tom Blandford helps you decide
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Making ready
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has now submitted its proposed Handbook reforms to the Legal Services Board. Paul Bennett looks at the changes in the new versions, and what you need to do now to get prepared
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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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FeatureQueasy money? Curing travel sickness claims
An epidemic of holiday sickness claims has plagued the travel industry over the past couple of years. Stephen Mason examines the impact of new regulations.
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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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FeatureLegal professional privilege revisited – but not for the last time
In the landmark case of Serious Fraud Office (SFO) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), the Court of Appeal has overturned a controversial High Court decision restricting the application of litigation privilege. Elisabeth Ross considers what this means for practitioners.
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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.