Technical legal practice

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25 Jan 2019

Housing court proposals met with scepticism

Government proposals to establish a specialist housing court in the hope of reducing delays have been met with scepticism by the Civil Justice Council (CJC) this week.

24 Jan 2019

Price transparency: it's about the wiggle room

New price transparency requirements have to be a positive development for law firms, but there is still an issue about unexpected costs, says Russell Conway

20 Jan 2019

GETTYSBURG MOMENT: RESPONDING TO THE PHASING OUT OF CRITICAL PRACTICE-MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

With established legal software products reaching their end-of-life point, hundreds of law firms suddenly face an unprecedented challenge forcing them to “frame the stakes of change”, warns Glyn Morris

21 Sept 2017

Draft with care

Debbie King considers two recent cases which highlight the need for scrutiny in drafting, the courts' powers to rectify a company's statutory registers, and new requirements for PSC information

13 Sept 2017

Debt protocol: An unnecessary hurdle or a necessary protection?

Melanie Hart reviews the primary requirements of the new pre-action protocol for debt claims

13 Sept 2017

The power of leadership in legal practices

Firms too often make the mistake of filling leadership roles based on seniority rather than the ability to take the business forward, writes David Cliff

12 Sept 2017

Don't underestimate career paralegals

Amanda Hamilton explains why the legal profession needs to embrace all paralegals, not just those who aspire to become solicitors

12 Sept 2017

On the side of angels

Truth Legal's Andrew Gray talks to John van der Luit-Drummond about the ease of setting up his own 'ethical' law firm, 'apartheid Britain', and the challenges of management