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29 Sept 2015

When is the decision to switch funding reasonable?

Sue Nash considers the outcomes of cases in which the claimant's solicitors changed from legal aid funding to a conditional fee agreement as LASPO came into force

29 Sept 2015

FATCA: are you up to date?

As the global reach of FATCA becomes ever more real and invasive, Iain Younger provides a comprehensive summary and update on the legislation

29 Sept 2015

Stop thinking and start doing

Instead of agonising over identifying your firm's unique selling point, invest the time and effort in the sources of work already open to you, advises Douglas McPherson

29 Sept 2015

Dawn of a new retention rate?

North West firms' take-up of apprenticeships shows an appetite for change in legal education, writes Jackie Panter

29 Sept 2015

Would your AML practices make the SRA 'raise an eyebrow'?

Roger Sahota asks whether solicitors in the property sector are taking their risk and compliance obligations seriously enough

29 Sept 2015

What on earth do people think LinkedIn profiles are for?

Should women feel restrained from taking a stand against sexism by the fear of being labelled a 'troublemaker', asks Pippa Allsop

29 Sept 2015

How did we ever do without social media?

Following the LinkedIn-Proudman hoo-ha, Russell Conway reminds readers that with digital progress comes great responsibility

29 Sept 2015

Publishers and the law must work together

In the news there are often cases of so-called 'revenge porn', or reports of violent incidents that have happened through an ill-fated meeting on a social media site. Solicitors deal with life when it is at its most troubling and, as we become more accustomed to living in a digital age where technology advances at a ?rapid pace, challenges arise, ?so we must ensure we are equipped with the right tools ?to address them.