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To what extent should regulators be involved in legal education?

The market is growing but there are fewer fully qualified lawyers to serve clients, so the profession must actively engage with colleges and trainers, says John Flood

Just how bad can indemnity insurance woes get?

This may be the first year of an 'annual cull' of SME firms, Stuart Bushell warns

Fatal distraction

Do not allow external events, or the people who write about them, to steal a client's focus from defining, achieving and maintaining their desired lifestyle, says Steven Hennessy

Personal injury CMCs fall from 2,300 to 1500 in nine months

'It is inevitable that we will see fewer businesses, but they are going to be bigger'

Heart of the family business

Giving back to the community engages employees and helps with succession planning, says Penny Lovell

Sampson hits out at 'bureaucratic nonsense' over CMC complaints

Consumers 'will not complain unless they can get redress'

The misnomer screen: can a defendant hide behind a provision misdescribing the party to a contract?

Establishing clearly the identity of the parties to a contract will avoid potentially costly satellite litigation, says Anna Brooks-Gallerani as she examines recent case law on misnomer

Re Boff and Re JK

Lynsey Colman sums up new Court of Protection cases, about attorneys and personal welfare deputies