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SJ about town

Winning portrait

Risk management should be higher up the agenda of all law firms

By Guy Vincent, Consultant, Bircham Dyson Bell

Tories' 'British Bill of Rights' to break ties with Strasbourg

European Court of Human Rights would lose power to change under new proposals

Parody copyright laws come into effect

Judges will decide whether a parody is sufficiently funny to avoid copyright infringement

Staying a step ahead of the markets

As the global economy slowly recovers its confidence and momentum, the hunt for investments which will generate alpha returns will dominate the markets, says Rebecca Hughes

Kingston Smith granted ABS license to undertake probate work

Industry hopes competition and innovation will lead to better value for consumers

KPMG awarded first ABS licence on a multidisciplinary practice basis

Professional services business will benefit consumers by providing greater competition in the provision of legal services

Landlord and tenant: speeding up the eviction process

The government should take on board recommendations to make it quicker for landlords to remove problematic tenants, says Paul Shamplina