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Fear and growing in the downturn

Stagnant fee income and declining profits are likely to be a fact of life for most small and mid-size firms for years to come, according to a report published by NatWest earlier this year. Last week, courtesy of the bank, we got some of the respondents around a table to hear more about their thoughts. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

Workshop: Mediation could be another way in compensation cases

Compensation cases are a great example of the kind of litigation that could be replaced with mediation, argues Craig Howell Williams QC

Revolving door: Applying the risk-based approach to client take-on

Peter Derrick explores the challenges of applying the risk-based approach to client take-on in practice

It's never too late to learn coaching skills

By Michael Shaw, Consultant and Former Managing Partner, Cobbetts

Claims managers will exploit small claims increase, APIL president warns

'Insurers will waste no time trying to cut lawyers out of the system'

An Innocent mistake

Managing intellectual property is essential from day one, as Innocent learnt at the High Court. Thaynes Forbes examines why Innocent may lose the rights to its famous logo, and the importance of innovative intellectual property

European briefing | Scope of damages

Paul Stanley looks at a recent case that sought to clarify whether a directive designed to protect the environment could also protect against a reduction of the value of private property

Lucky number seven for the SRA handbook?

Susanna Heley summarises the unprecedented rate of change felt by the profession over the last year and a half and reminds us there is more to come