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Charles Plant: 'LETR brings outcomes focus to legal education'

As he encourages solicitors to endorse the LETR's recommendation to scrap minimum CPD hours, the chair of the SRA board welcomes the greater emphasis on outcomes and professional ethics

Experts | Selecting the right biomedical expert

In this new litigation costs management era, the need for efficient and accurate selection of an appropriate expert has become even more important, says Dr Duniya Okada

Experts | Surveying the new landscape

Mark Solon looks at incoming changes, and says the new focus on issues, tight timelines and budget is good news for committed experts

Experts | Departing from tradition

Costs budgets, contingency fees and concurrent expert evidence will change the way experts work, says Peter Collie

60-second interview: Shirley Marsland

Shirley Marsland talks about Will Aid, the will-writing scheme that is generating donations for charities– and business for solicitors

Things to come: A day in the life of a lawyer in 2036

Guy Vincent goes back to the future to imagine a day in the life of a lawyer in 2036

Changing expectations: The role of managing partners in future

Ben Rigby explores the latest challenges facing law firms and ?how expectations of managing partners will change in future

Tunnel vision: Source the best leaders for your law firm

Warren Foot considers whether partners should look beyond their firm and sector when selecting their next leader