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Lateral expansion (part 2)

Thomas Berman, principal of Berman & Associates, comments on the common pitfalls of hiring laterals for branch offices

Editor's Letter: Playing to strengths

Manju Manglani asks how far an attractive personality is necessary to secure success as a managing partner

Vaulting ambition

Recruitment in the UK legal market is picking up, says William Cock, director of First Counsel

Pricing management

Michael Roch

Leaving a legacy

Beverly Weise

Herding or leading?

With multiple personalities and professionals to engage in a persuasive vision, law firm leadership can be a sharp learning curve for the new managing partner who gets the calling. By Julious P Smith, Jr, chairman of Williams Mullen.

Trivial defamation claims must be discouraged, says Tugendhat

Seriousness must be central to a claim for libel, the High Court has ruled.

Prisoner loses breast cancer negligence appeal

Appeal judges have rejected a medical negligence claim by a prisoner who developed breast cancer in jail.