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A change in direction

Five entrepreneurs have navigated new waters and career opportunities available outside of traditional practice. They discuss how to survive in a volatile, oversaturated, and sometimes ruthless industry

Risky business: No flood defence is watertight

Government schemes to alleviate the risk of flooding are still not enough to combat climate change or freak weather events, writes John Pickford

The SRA's laissez-faire approach to compliance

The SRA should follow the lead of the financial services sector and ensure regulatory compliance equates to best business practice, says Ian Muirhead

Losing fundamental principles of the law: Court fee hikes

An agile approach to circumventing the increase in fees is needed to maintain access to justice, writes Leigh Callaway

A collective sigh of relief follows Coventry ruling

Melanie Hart considers the Supreme Court decision in Coventry v Lawrence

The route to changing client care

By remodelling the customer experience in small steps, firms will start to see results immediately, says Helen Hamilton-Shaw

Criminal barristers hold the line over legal aid boycott

CBA executive says it will monitor effect of national action on a weekly basis

Associate Announcement: Holiday figures show legal calls spike 12% after a Bank Holiday

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