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Number of law firms planning to raise charge out rates increases

Third of commercial firms likely to raise rates in bid to boost profits, despite continued client pressure on fees

UK's Top 100 firms cool Russian expansion plans

Interest in overseas growth shifts from emerging to mature markets, though China remains a strategically vital destination

Landlords in a race against time to meet energy efficiency regulations

Commercial property landlords face reputational risk and fines of up to £150,000

Interest on Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation orders

David Winch explains the calculation of interest on amounts not paid under a confiscation order and the effects of new legislation

New guidance launched to combat disfigurement discrimination

One in every hundred people of working age has an 'unusual facial appearance'

Robust opinions need robust reasoning: 15 medico-legal postulates

Dr Hugh Koch sets out the key principles underpinning the assessment methods employed by medico-legal expert witnesses

Additional business line approvals take twice as long under FCA scrutiny

Companies find compliance with stricter regulatory controls increasingly burdensome

Horwich Farrelly criticises APIL over 'fundamental dishonesty' comments

No one should criticise insurers where they correctly use all the tools at their disposal to tackle and prevent fraudulent claims, counters insurance lawyers