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Edmonds challenges profession to throw away its regulatory rule books

Legal Services Board chair discusses his master plan for a single legal regulator, the failings of a rule-based approach and his ideas for a Royal College of Advocacy

Spotlight | Sandra Brown

Bridging the gap: moving firms after nearly 30 years is a big step but it was an obvious decision for Sandra Brown, she tells Jennifer Palmer-Violet

Lorraine Studholm Feltham v Freer Bouskell

Heather Viljoen reviews recent case law about professional negligence in will writing

Legal education must be more flexible, says LSB

Board issues statutory guidelines for regulators

Bland brands: What Ryanair can teach law firms about brand differentiation

Managing partners can learn much from Ryanair's CEO about developing distinctive brands for their firms, says Gavin Ingham Brooke

Searchable spectrum: Simplifying access to internal and external knowledge

Marnix Weusten discusses how he deployed a custom, searchable portal to enable cross-divisional access to internal and external information

No cause for concern?

Despite a testing period of perceived 'attack' from around the world, Switzerland has continued to provide a stable, professional and attractive financial centre for private clients, says Matthew Shayle

Employers' liability reform and the law of unintended consequences

New employer liability rules could be largely ineffective, but will force prosecutors to take action under corporate manslaughter laws which, thus far, have proved distinctly unhelpful for employees, says Ben Posford