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Eat that frog

Eat that frog

This phrase really tickled me when I first heard it earlier this year, and it has stayed in my consciousness ever since. I came across it as someone mentioned a man named Brian Tracy who has written time management books with this title.
Getting technical

Getting technical

Technology will be at the heart of the branding, collaboration and efficiency that will help to secure barristers' futures, says Nick Ozga
Charge it to the dust

Charge it to the dust

Since the introduction of the new administration regime, the flexible approach to expenses on rented property is no longer applicable to rates and this may make the chance of a successful review harder, says Geraldine Clark
Battle ready?

Battle ready?

Andrew Young and Katherine Deal consider the possible effects of the recession on personal injury claims and litigation from both a claimant and a defendant perspective
Bail v gaol

Bail v gaol

Practitioners should make full use of the new provisions relating to the sentencing credit available to “tagged” persons, which will save public money and could be offset against time spent in custody, say Colin Wells and Priya Malhotra
Imperfect harmony

Imperfect harmony

Proposals for advocacy fees are based on flawed data that puts access to family justice at risk; so will the government reconsider its plans, asks Lucy Theis QC
Challenging times

Challenging times

New business structures and threatened cuts in fees leave publicly funded barristers facing some difficult questions, says Desmond Browne QC
Update: personal tax and trusts

Update: personal tax and trusts

David Bird considers written agreements, the main provisions of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill, the new tax tribunal system, interest rates and the highlights of the Budget