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No win, no fee, no way
Solicitors Journal

No win, no fee, no way

When Ken Clarke unveiled his widely anticipated plans to reform no win, no fee arrangements last Tuesday, nobody expected that he would also put forward another set of proposals for the reform of the civil justice system as a whole. In the maelstrom that engulfed the personal injury world later that day, one issue was remarkably absent...
No place like home
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No place like home

Could home births now be outlawed following rulings by Brussels and Strasbourg? Barbara Hewson reports
Pushing forward
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Pushing forward

As the government goes full steam ahead with Jackson, Simon Gibbs brings us up to speed on the current case law ahead of wholesale civil justice reform
Update: employment
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Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany reviews the new retirement rules, additional paternity leave and recent decisions on unfair dismissal
Right move
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Right move

Jonathan Silverman and Jennie Kreser explain how capitalising on intellectual property rights could unlock funds from a client's pension fund
Attention seeking
Solicitors Journal

Attention seeking

Law firms could learn a thing or two about communication from the church, says Russell Conway