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New 'failure to prevent' offences in corruption crackdown

Lawyers react to government plans on extending scope of economic crimes

Dentons to launch world's largest legal referral network

Nextlaw Global Referral Network to focus on 90 per cent of the legal market

Cost of business regulation yet to peak as budgets keep rising

Boards fear reputational risk and threat of corporate fines, research finds

The death knell for non-competes?

The issues raised by the government's consultation on non-compete clauses hindering innovation are more nuanced than might be thought, writes Daniel Oudkerk QC

Timeshare owners take members club to High Court over 'skimming off' claims

Test case may provoke 'long-overdue shake up in opaque world of timeshare exchange companies', says Edwin Coe litigator

Double standards for design

Parties to construction contracts must pay careful attention to the wording of warranties, warns Chris Holwell

HMRC must address year-long wait for work records

Delays deny people suffering from workplace-related illnesses access to compensation at the time they need it most, writes Roger Maddocks

Law firms ignoring client confidentiality during M&As

SRA guidance and EU data protection regulations are being flouted, says consulting law firm