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Sharpening value and standing out

In a post-RDR world, wealth managers must define their role and actively market what they do best to the right client. ?What should they do to survive? Jennifer Palmer-Violet reports

Tribunal roulette: new rules on fees for employment tribunals are just a money spinner

The new rules on fees for employment tribunals expected ?to come into force at the end of July are just a money ?spinner, says Philip Henson

Workshop: Beware the risks attached to giving personal guarantees

Lawyers have a lot to consider when advising the company director asked to sign a guarantee, says Jonathan Silverman

Microsoft still has an influence on the legal market

An updated Windows 8 and the imminent release of Surface Pro shows that Microsoft is still important to the legal market, says Damian Blackburn

Update | PACE: necessity of arrest, 17-year-olds in custody and police retention of data

Jill Lorimer considers changes to the necessity ?of arrest, 17-year-olds ?in custody and police ?retention of data

Update | Education: disability discrimination at university

Salima Mawji considers the rising trend of disability discrimination at university

The new provisional assessment scheme isn't providing justice

The new provisional assessment scheme for claims for costs of £75,000 or less abandons even ?the pretence that justice is being done, ?says Simon Gibbs

Aligning businesses: Tips for systems and process integration in law firm mergers

Effective systems and process integration are vital ingredients for successful law firm mergers, say Tim Hanson, Rob Millard and Simon Thompson