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Win, lose or draw

Bypassing litigation through mediation can save taxes, costs and emotional damage, as well as avoiding an 'all or nothing' outcome, says Lloyd Junor

MoJ ditches mesothelioma portal and fixed fees

Exemption from conditional fee restrictions to disappear from July 2014

Votes for prisoners 'good example' of need for human rights laws, Lady Hale says

Deputy president of Supreme Court insists she has 'no personal view'

New wave of wealth

While Switzerland is enjoying healthy investment from the US, it is still awaiting OECD recognition about tax transparency, says Matthew Shayle

'Twitter ye not' advice to be published on Twitter

Attorney General decides to make warnings public after high-profile blunders

International disputes over wills are no longer the preserve of the super-rich

The multi-jurisdiction battle over Lord Lambton's estate is just an extreme 'example of the growing rise in contentious probate cases involving cross-border 'interests, says Ed Rowntree

A new picture of health

For each firm in financial difficulty, there are hundreds that are taking decisive action

The training of both judges and lawyers must change to suit a new, hybrid justice system

As court practice and procedure evolve, there is an urgent need for lawyers, judges and legal trainers to consider how they should move towards a more inquisitorial justice system, says District Judge Harold Godwin