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To deduct or not to deduct

In low-value claims, far too many claimant solicitors are failing to appreciate that they cannot deduct an amount representing 25 per cent of a child's damages as of right, ?writes Judge Marshall Phillips 

Cloud computing for law firms

Cloud-based systems contain some traps for the unwary, but these can be avoided with good judgement and good management, explains Damian Blackburn

Solicitors and conveyancers predict a busier market in 2016

Searches UK discuss the predicted increase in transactions this year and the VAT to be added to council (official) local authority searches

The land of plenty

Once the preserve of banks and large multinationals, Africa is being opened up to private clients through a range of new platforms

A cut above

A combination of varied skills and qualities are required to make it to the highest echelons of a firm, the most crucial being the ability to gain trust

Legal IT: How law firms will be working in the future

Simon Ratcliffe examines the influence of disruptive technology on the future of legal technology

Legal IT: A brave new world

Mark Brill considers the challenges and opportunities for legal IT

How to be a gamechanging law firm leader

Gerry Thompson examines the consistently recurring attributes among influential business leaders, and looks at how law firm leaders can use these lessons in their own businesses