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What does Repository mean? In practice, “repository” describes a purpose-built facility for the disposal or long‑term management (including long‑term storage pending disposal) of radioactive waste. It is a descriptive industry and regulatory term rather than a defined statutory term, except where used for specific named sites (for example, the Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria) or in policy for a geological disposal facility (GDF). Key legal features include: stringent nuclear and environmental regulation; a demonstrable environmental safety case; waste acceptance criteria; licensing/authorisation; planning consent; and closure and post‑closure monitoring obligations. In England, a GDF is treated as a nationally significant infrastructure project requiring a Development...

Managing legal technology for in-house teams: auditing current tools, choosing scalable solutions, integrating with enterprise systems, and winning stakeholder buy-in to improve efficiency, reporting, collaboration and cost control

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Practice notes

As with any other function in an organisation, a legal team creates value by matching the right resources to the right tasks at the right cost. A rising number of technology tools claim to help in-house teams handle growing workloads more effectively, for instance by standardising and automating routine matters, allocating and prioritising tasks, and tracking key deadlines. Sales narratives also suggest that moving administrative activity to software enables in-house lawyers to concentrate on strategic work that drives value and influences profitability, such as managing risk and retaining work internally that might otherwise be sent to external counsel. Although efficiency gains, tighter cost control, streamlined workflows and enhanced productivity can be delivered in various ways, persuading your board that a significant outlay on legal technology is essential may still be challenging. A rigorous review of, together with evidence for, the most appropriate categories of technology that will better equip your legal department to provide legal services aligned with your organisation’s priorities and goals will strengthen your case. This Practice Note, together...

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