John Vander Luit

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Patients 'failed' by NAO report that blames claimant lawyers

Coordinated approach needed to rein in rising cost of clinical negligence claims

Civil Justice Council proposes fixed costs regime for hearing loss claims

Proposals could bring about a more efficient system but must not restrict work required to allow lawyers to bring a claim, says APIL

No duty on solicitor to challenge client's decision not to pursue a specific head of claim

Jackson LJ slams firm who 'turned client's head' into suing previous solicitors to 'top up' a personal injury award

Tackling the conduct of local authority members

Sandwell shows that English local authorities must comply with the core requirements of the Localism Act 2011, explains Tiffany Cloynes

The hand we've been dealt

Jeremy Phillips considers the latest developments in licensing law, including a government crackdown on illegal working, enforcement actions, and a preview of the Supreme Court's hearing of what constitutes 'cheating' in gambling

Disclosure by another name?

SARs will remain a valuable tool in a litigator's armoury and should be a first port of call in many types of litigation, advises Jason Woodland

Understanding the litigant in person

Conduct yourself with others as you would hope to be dealt with if in that same position, writes District Judge Howard Kemp

You are what you tweet

Can a diet of social media produce healthy profits for your law firm? Rachel Tombs thinks so

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