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Inflexible policies

Rishi Mital and Matthew Wyard discuss the legality of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's time limits for the completion of degree courses

Damage control

Vijay Ganapathy considers the challenges of cases where a claimant is injured at a young age or involved in criminal conduct

Fraud unravels all

Professional advisers must be aware that advice given for the purpose of sheltering assets from care home fees will have to be disclosed in court, says Christine Cooper

Death by deflation

The eroding effects of inflation have given it the well-deserved title of 'silent killer'. But with deflation now so widespread across the world, can it be equally dangerous, asks Claire Bennison

Flawed finances: The problems with how law firms measure profitability

Jim Hassett outlines six ways that law firms typically measure profitability and the challenges associated with each approach

Cyber targets: Why law firms need to prioritise data security

Law firms that fail to take data security seriously are putting themselves at risk of cyber crimes, warns Richard Hodkinson

Robot law: The future of AI in the legal sector

Chrissie Lightfoot discusses recent advances in artificial intelligence and how it could affect legal work in future

Hidden breaches: Safeguarding client data on lawyers' mobile devices

Your mobile strategy should be based on how lawyers actually use their devices rather than how you think they should, warns Stephen Brown