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The RSPCA: Picking up the pieces

The charity's head of prosecutions, Hayley Firman, talks to John van der Luit-Drummond about a response to the Wooler Review and appropriate sentencing for animal...

Change, or become extinct

As private client advisers struggle to successfully marry law firm growth with increasingly demanding customer service levels, Jon Whittle asks if the two are mutually...

Estate administration best practice roundtable: Best of Intentions

When someone leaves a will, how do you know you have the right one? Or that the beneficiaries are who they say they are -...

A good fit: merging firms should consider culture compatability

Firms need to consider whether their cultures are compatible when planning a merger, explains Mark Jones

An evolving process

Jim Hassett looks at lessons learned in legal project management, and provides examples of successes and failures

State of play: case summaries

Elizabeth Eyre and Jennifer Ridgway consider case law concerning a patient's right to refuse treatment, the appropriate use of a negligence claim award and access...

Great expectations-

Ensuring the long-term provision of funds to pay for care and wellbeing services is an essential part of protecting and enabling vulnerable individuals. As care...

Budget bingo

The joint Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 slapped many on the wrist as they reached for a second property, some were given administrative homework,...