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Box-ticking and ticking over

Iolanda Guiu discusses why firms are insistent on performing inefficiently

A guide to costs budgeting

While cases concerning the pre-1 April 2013 funding regime and the granting of relief from sanctions continue to dominate the world of costs, Robert Connelly offers some practical guidance for practitioners on preparing costs budgets

Introduction, allegro and variations for viola

Accompanied by five dealers and one pawnbroker, Hugh Elder tells the tale of a sorry string musician

Let there be light

The lack of transparency in the family courts is preventing practitioners and the law from progressing, say Kate Landells and Jemma Thomas

Money laundering prosecutions are in the pipeline

Susanna Heley discusses the three main areas where solicitors should identify risk

Yo ho hold on a minute...

Catherine Maxfield discusses what constitutes making a festive effort

The new era of data metrics

Standardised J-codes for litigation have the welcome side effect of allowing firms to analyse performance and efficiency, explains Damian Blackburn

Entitlement to social assistance

With EU migration currently a topic of almost daily controversy, a recent decision is of great importance, says Paul Stanley QC