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21 Feb 2011

Firm not entitled to fees after 'sacking' client

A firm which refused to continue acting for a client in a row over fees must repay the entire amount plus VAT, the High Court has ruled.

21 Feb 2011

High street reaches 'tipping point' on road to the ABS revolution

The legal services sector has reached “a tipping point” on the road to ABSs, a leading high street lawyer has said.

21 Feb 2011

Update: personal injury

Scout blackouts, nightclub bust-ups and asbestos mysteries have all helped to shape the latest case law, reports Vijay Ganapathy

21 Feb 2011

Update: company

Simon Graham explores the complexities surrounding the personal liability of company directors

21 Feb 2011

Withdrawal symptoms

Andrew Parker investigates the right to withdraw a part 36 offer

21 Feb 2011

Separation of powers

Are we witnessing the appointment of a fall guy in the Law Society's approach to ABS regulation? Mike Scutt suspects so

21 Feb 2011

Campbell's soup

As the death knell sounds for CFAs, James Harrison and Clare Arthurs measure up the supermodel's legal legacy

21 Feb 2011

Critical list

With a three-pronged funding fiasco on the cards and spiralling NHS payouts, it really is time health chiefs stopped repeating their mistakes, argues Philippa Luscombe