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Efficiency drive

Becoming a compliance officer is a daunting prospect for many, so how can you best prepare for the role and what should you expect? Brian Rogers reports

New money

What can law firms expect from an external investor? James Holder investigates

Climate change

Investors need to be patient if they are to capitalise fully on the shift in economic power from west to east, cautions Rupert Elwes

Man who worked in Libya was employed in UK, Supreme Court says

An accounts manager who worked in Libya, and whose manager was based in Cairo, was employed in the UK and could claim unfair dismissal, the Supreme Court has ruled.

'Too much focus on process' in radical court restructuring

Huge rises in limit for county court claims, small claims and RTA portal

Property ladder

Equity release is gaining in popularity as a viable retirement tool, says Andrea Rozario

Shared parenting boosts children's rights

The reforms implemented in Australia proved successful in the majority of cases, and the UK can learn from this experience, argues Duncan Ranton

Defining liberty

We should spend time defining what we mean by liberty before considering what amounts to a deprivation of it for mental health patients, says John O'Donnell