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How sure is sure?

We need a more rigorous definition of 'beyond reasonable doubt', argues Clive Stafford Smith

The one thing you must do if you want more clients for your legal practice

If you want more clients for your legal practice, you must stop ignoring 97 per cent of your ideal clients, writes Michelle Peters (The Business Instructor)

Gradual PACE of change

Claire Hegarty and Irene McMillan consider developments in case law and legislation relating to police powers, including the contentious question of the use of pre-charge bail

Lifestyle choices, mere busybodies, and picture frames

Adam Carvalho and Richard McDermott consider the courts' approach to claims brought under the Inheritance Act 1975 by adult children and creditors of beneficiaries

What's in a name?

Mike Shaw discusses the High Court's decision in Karen Millen on a founder's use of their own name following a business exit

The tide is turning in disability discrimination law

The courts' increasingly liberal approach to article 15 claims places a greater onus on employers to provide objective justification for discrimination, says Karen Jackson

Retaining employees: One size does not fit all

Offering greater flexibility and a clear pathway for progression are just some of the steps firms must take to hang onto a new generation of talented people, advises Jo Kangurs

The need for a consistent approach to same-sex marriage

Differences in the law on same-sex marriage and adoption internationally are preventing parents from being recognised as such, writes Helen Greenfield