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Small claims increase risks 'catastrophic delays' for accident victims

No level playing field for litigants in person, APIL warns

The problems with assessing overall partner contribution

By Ian Jeffery, Managing Partner, Lewis Silkin

Is your law firm easy to do business with?

By Andrew Hedley, Director, Hedley Consulting

Law firms warned against sharing information online

Private and confidential client information could be shared unwittingly, says Law Society

Lords protect workers' rights

The Lords have opposed the government's proposals to remove the rights of workers to bring civil claims for breaches of health and safety legislation. Catherine Grubb reports

Editor's blog | SoLoMo's judgment

Small high street firms always been social, local and mobile, they just never knew it

Moving in, moving out: will judges allow adverse possession claims based on an offence?

Squatting in a residential property became an offence in September 2012, but it will be up to the courts to determine whether an existing trespasser will be able to acquire title by adverse possession, say Sandra Clarke ?and Mark Pawlowski

Giving immigration lawyers space to breathe

Immigration lawyers want to continue helping vulnerable migrants, but are struggling to see a way forward. Fiona Bawdon reports on a new model ?that could help alleviate pressure