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In a highly competitive market, strong referral relationships are more important than ever and can help attract clients, says Charles Wootton

Against her will: the practical limitations of forced marriage protection orders

The greatest obstacle to effective enforcement of forced marriages protection orders is the fear, on the part of the individuals they seek to protect, that family members would end up in prison, says James Weston

Edmonds to step down as chair of LSB

New chair must ensure regulation is 'as light touch as possible'

Break up, build up

When David Edmonds first suggested last year that all frontline regulators should be replaced with a single regulator, most of us took this with a pinch of salt. It was another poke into the ants' nest, a way of testing how stakeholders would respond to what appeared to be a frighteningly radical idea.

Hot property: Avoiding the mortgage fraud trap

As the property market picks up, solicitors should be even more vigilant about the risk of mortgage fraud, because they will almost inevitably be the ones lenders will sue when the crime comes to light, say Michelle Garlick and Joanne Smith

LETR: moving towards evidence-based competences

Law firms should start taking an outcomes-focused approach to training and be sharper about individual needs, says Jane Jarman

SRA is no safe harbour in cash-flow storm

The regulator has proved distinctly unhelpful to law firms ?in financial difficulty, says Peter Scott

The single regulator debate is not a vote winner

Everyone is fighting their corner and the government is showing no sign of engagement over legal services regulation, says Stuart Bushell