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Is your merger a marriage made in heaven or hell?

By Neil May, Executive Manager, Hogan Lovells

Profession's conservatism has hindered innovation, LSB says

Single independent regulator proposed as "the optimal way forward" for legal services

City lawyers call for 'sophisticated' regulation

SRA under fire once again over one-size-fits-all approach

TUPE reform: restrained yet pragmatic

The government has held back on its intention to remove some of the 'gold plating' on TUPE rules, but its latest proposals are surprisingly sensible, says Jeffrey Jupp

CBA launches judicial review against QASA

LSB in the firing line with SRA and BSB as interested parties

View from the bench | Help the court to help you

Solicitors who send letters to the county court two or three times, followed with fax and email copies, do nothing to help their case or their client, says District Judge Nigel Law

The difference between life and death

The section of the market found in every town centre may not be in the best of health, but suggestions it's facing 'a certain death is unrealistic, says Martyn Brown

Crash and capture: how insurers want to cut out lawyers from the claims process

Arguments by insurers to cut portal fees further are just another attempt at removing independent lawyers from the compensation process, says Michael Williamson