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Basic instincts: are law firms suffering from pathological behaviours?

As we endeavour to steer our firms through the downturn, we could do worse than ?reflect on how therapists would look on our predicaments, says Angus Lyon

LETR: It's the taking part that matters, really

With LETR entering its implementation stage and law schools expected to be at the forefront of the day-one outcomes' challenge, Rebecca Huxley-Binns runs through some of the options for the higher education sector

Brown v Stephenson

Heather Viljoen looks at a recent land ownership case

All that glitters: be wary of new clients instructing over complex transactions

Unless you have real expertise in complex financial transactions, steer clear of opportunities that look too good to be true, 'warns John Gould

New analysis tools are making big data even more relevant

Legal technology may not have changed much recently, but how law firms use it, compared with their new rivals, will be the next big step, predicts Damian Blackburn

Case planning in the age of costs budgeting

The courts are yet to come down hard on inaccurate costs budgets, but all litigators 'should start sharpening their budgeting skills now, says Simon Gibbs

Predicted collapses an opportunity for well-managed firms

'Marie Celeste' firms don't so much need assistance as being put out of their misery, financial rescue specialist says

Raising standards: Introducing a client service charter

What is a reasonable response time? Kim Carr explores the challenges ?of introducing a firmwide client service charter