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Jersey focus | 'The debate around transparency continues to evolve'

For more than 50 years, Jersey has been focused on offering private clients and their advisers a quality service, and that focus is undoubtedly working to Jersey's advantage today, says Geoff Cook

Jersey focus | Location, location, location

Tax matters, staffing needs, practical issues and legal structures must be considered before deciding where to base your family office, say Richard Joynt and Ian Slack

Personal injury practices: small fish in a big pond

Can small personal injury practices survive? Four firms discuss the changes they have made to remain competitive

Enterprise Act: An Act of treachery

The change to death in the workplace legislation is an underhand act of government that sets back the UK by centuries, says James McNally

Personal injury claims portal: friend or foe?

The claims portal will prompt more speculative claims and drive an increase in stage three settlements, says David Bott, as he considers its role in the broader changing environment

Tackling the whiplash epidemic

Reform of the medico-legal reporting system should not be seen as the panacea for delivering further reductions in car insurance premiums, says James Dalton

Sleep apnoea contributed to fatal crash

Successful defence of non-insane automatism reinforces to lawyers the importance of staying alert, says Hayley Betteridge

Should solicitors be able to offer inducements to claimants?

No, says Craig Budsworth, but banning the practice should be just one of the several changes required to banish the 'have-a-go' culture