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GETTYSBURG MOMENT: RESPONDING TO THE PHASING OUT OF CRITICAL PRACTICE-MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

With established legal software products reaching their end-of-life point, hundreds of law firms suddenly face an unprecedented challenge forcing them to “frame the stakes of change”, warns Glyn Morris

How to charge your worth

Are you a lawyer and genuinely struggling to get paid what you're worth? Then have no fear, as Vanessa Ugatti is here to help

How to treat trade marks post-Brexit

Geoff Smith considers the implications for UK businesses owning EU-wide trade marks

The fable of the boiling frog

Partners in legal aid firms are feeling the heat but, thanks to the government, can't get out of the simmering pot, explains Steve Billot

Lessons learned from Gladwin v Bogescu

Jeff Turton warns of a significant impact to parties who are in breach of orders to serve witness statements

In search of 21st-century courts

Despite ongoing headaches, the move to digitise and modernise the courts of England and Wales is beginning to proceed at pace, writes Nicholas Heaton

How to shop for experts

In cases where one of the parties wishes to change medical experts, there seems to be one rule for defendants and another for claimants, argues Jonathan Wheeler

Know where you're starting from before you depart

To know whether there is 'good reason' to depart from the budget, it is imperative to keep a clear record of the assumptions made, advises District Judge Richard Lumb