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Managing merger risks

Mergers can offer great rewards, but firms must be prepared to undertake due diligence, invest in a shared culture, and walk away if the risk is too high, advises Tina Williams

Working together to combat conveyancing fraud

There is a growing need for the sector to educate professionals and homebuyers on best practice, such as carrying out AML checks and verifying the identity of other firms, says Greg Bryce

War and peace | The Solicitors' Journal – August 1, 1914

Europe is once again faced with the actuality of war; a war which may be localized or which may have tremendous consequences, and the outbreak has been too sudden for the moderating influences which might have been brought to bear upon the belligerent countries to have their full effect.

High Court tells NHS it can fund 'game changing' HIV drug

HIV campaigners fear appeal will delay introduction of new treatment

Should employee happiness 'be the bottom line?

Investing in people can help firms achieve desirable financial results, explains Louise Hadland

Five things you really should know about Brexit

Toby Vanhegan and Riccardo Calzavara consider the important legal implications of withdrawal from the EU and bust some commonly held Brexit myths

Weathering the personal injury storm

The Jackson reforms and the deregulation of the legal services market have had a resounding impact, but personal injury firms in the North West are adapting by increasing paralegal recruitment and hiring qualified solicitors in niche areas, writes Mary Nowell

Bindmans lawyer to assist Briton over alleged Trump shooting charge

Saimo Chahal QC hopes to 'influence the legal process' and return Michael Sandford to the UK