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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

More 'Dear Sam' letters?

Carla Ditz looks at the recent decision of Mr Justice Jackson in which he delivered his judgment in the form of a letter to a 14-year-old boy

You are what you tweet

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

The compliance message: Where does it begin?

Ignore mavericks and the uninitiated at your peril, warns Tracey Calvert. The perils of working with people who fail to conform, or are untried and untested, are manifold

So you want to be a partner

With competition in the legal market and barriers to making partner increasing, a selection of senior lawyers give some practical guidance to junior practitioners with aspirations of advancement. John van der Luit-Drummond reports

Return of the native

Martin Hoare, managing partner of Gorvins, talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about interweaving business areas, stealing a march on larger rivals, and how comparison shopping will accelerate the race to the bottom for legal services

Changing behaviours will encourage resolution

Following publication of Lord Justice Jackson's costs review, Claire Fazan gives her take on a possible, albeit radical, future approach to clinical negligence litigation