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Good reason and exceptional circumstances

David Cooper considers when parties may depart from the budget at detailed assessment in light of Harrison

The benefits of sector marketing

A sector strategy is about strengthening key client relationships and making you more attractive to targets in areas you know and serve best, explains Douglas McPherson

Leigh Day highlights the SRA's inconsistent approach to enforcement

Martina Hogg argues that the soon-to-be-launched enforcement consultation must take into account concerns about how the regulator handles SDT cases

New wine, new bottles

The new anti-money laundering regulations build on the approach developed under the previous rules but much is new, too, and law firms shouldn't just blindly re-use the same processes to ensure compliance. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

Religion and the welfare of the child, part 2

A recent case demonstrates the difficult position of the courts where the gulf between the parents' communities is 'too wide for the children to bridge', writes Hannah Greene

Trust the experts

Recent judgments containing damning criticism of expert evidence provide a useful reminder of the duties experts owe to the court, write Kirsten Wall and Leila Grove

CROs: Too much of a bad thing

Is it time to consider a further remedy beyond civil restraint orders for dealing with irrational litigants, asks Patrick Wheeler

Competence to conclude free trade agreements

As a member state that is shortly to become a non-member state, the UK must take a keen interest in the CJEU opinion on a free trade deal with Singapore, explains Paul Stanley QC