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24 Sept 2010

Editor's Letter: Fighting rules

Managing partners have the unenviable task of getting partners to both fight with each other and work well together, comments Manju Manglani

24 Sept 2010

PII under the LSA

Partner Edward Coulson of Davies Arnold Cooper comments on upcoming changes to solicitors' professional indemnity insurance

24 Sept 2010

First impressions

Beverly Landais, CEO of Devereux Chambers, comments on how an unattractive office can affect client development

24 Sept 2010

After Seldon

UK law firms should start reviewing their compulsory retirement policies, says Tina Williams, senior partner of Fox Williams

24 Sept 2010

A logical union

Mike Jones, managing director of Intrinsic Values, asks if lawyers and accountants can work under the same roof

23 Sept 2010

Lord Justice Moses to hear Law Society judicial review

A leading lord justice has been recruited to hear the Law Society's judicial review challenge to the LSC's tender of family legal aid contracts. The hearing, at the High Court, begins this morning.

22 Sept 2010

Prepare for ABSs, minister tells law firms

Lawyers should prepare for ABSs, legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly (pictured) has said as he confirmed the government's commitment to the introduction of the new regime.

22 Sept 2010

European court fails to resolve possession riddle

Solicitors are looking to the Supreme Court for guidance after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights on possession claims failed to resolve the question of when “personal circumstances” are involved.