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Get good at the business of law

Michelle Peters explains why being a good lawyer isn't enough if you want to be successful at the business of law

Helping clients and charities at HMRC's expenses

Solicitors should encourage clients to take advantage of the underused, invaluable tax relief available when leaving money to charity, advises John Bunker

Getting the call to action right

However good law firms' content is, it won't generate the level of response it deserves if it doesn't tell readers what to do next, says Douglas McPherson

Broadcasting, balance, and blacklists

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC and Angela Patrick dissect the intricacies of how media outlets must report on the upcoming general election and avoid falling foul of regulations

Local authorities: The duty to reconsider re-visited

When is a change of circumstance material to a local authority's duty to reconsider an earlier decision, asks Simon Bird QC

Under threat: fighting off intellectual property litigation bullies

Simon Miles considers the changes to the law on unjustified threats introduced by the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017

Changes to the liability landscape

Nick Bird and Laura Stocks consider the impact on solicitors of a number of recent decisions, including a Supreme Court case revisiting SAAMCo

The new pre-charge bail regime

Claire Hegarty and Irene McMillan discuss the changes, particularly in relation to bail, made to PACE and a recent case on the necessity of arrest