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Child support: Mind the gap

Separating parents must consider future education costs as early as possible to avoid a lacuna in the law surrounding child support, explains Carla Ditz

Necessary? Practical? Workable? 'The impact of the British Bill of Rights

We cannot base fundamental change to human rights law on a perception of how the Strasbourg court behaves, as opposed to the cold hard facts, writes Bambos Tsiattalou

Tying loose ends

How does a deputy deal with the avalanche of practical difficulties that arise when their donor moves into care?

Active or passive?

Isolating the best investment strategy has never been a case of choosing one over the other as a combination of both is sometimes required

Flailing firms: How mid-market law firms can return from the brink of failure

Many mid-market law firms in the UK are failing to make critical changes that could prevent business failure, warn Viv Williams and Samantha Palmer

Squeezed middle: What law firms can learn from accountancy firms

Steve Billot reflects on what law firms in the squeezed mid-market can learn from the consolidation of the accountancy sector

A different kind of bequest

Helen Freely and Katie Underhill consider the wealth preservation structures available to clients who need to bequeath assets to a vulnerable individual

Funke Abimbola: How I select law firms to advise Roche Products (UK)

The ability to deliver pragmatic, commercial and directive advice is key to law firms winning high-value legal work from Roche Products UK, Funke Abimbola tells Manju Manglani