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15 Dec 2015

Weathering the storm

Following the Met Offic';s recent announcement that the UK is facing a winter that will rival the major storms of 2013, it is worth looking at how the insurance industry and the government are working to protect homebuyers from flood risk

15 Dec 2015

Mystery shopping: Ask, listen, act

Helen Hamilton-Shaw: It's no good measuring for measurement's sake - use feedback to drive improvements

14 Dec 2015

Top law firms favour bank debt over market floatation

Legal sector adopts a 'wait and see' approach before committing to shareholder investment

14 Dec 2015

Top trumps

A close familial tie or geographic proximity will not act as a trump card when the courts decide who to appoint as deputy

14 Dec 2015

SRA's new consumer credit regulation receives LSB approval

Streamlined approach will benefit firms and clients, says SRA director

14 Dec 2015

What's in a word?

It is disappointing to find that there is currently a gradual departure from the presumption of capacity among professionals, which is the first principle of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

11 Dec 2015

Ring-fencing justice

When inflationary pressures are taken into account, the reduction in the MoJ's budget is much worse than first thought

11 Dec 2015

The SRA: Master or meddler of legal education?

Another examination process to agonise over is just what future generations of aspiring solicitors need, writes John van der Luit-Drummond