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Overstepping the mark

Solicitors should proceed with care when considering whether to embark on proceedings involving allegations of fraud, warns Eleanor Kilner

Boiling frog syndrome

The probate industry will witness change in years to come, even if the accountants' move into the market does not immediately impact on private client...

Fifteen years of the Civil Procedure Rules

Drs Hugh Koch, Tracy Thorns, Paul Elso and Faye Fraser examine how successful the changes to the role of expert witnesses have been since the...

Recruiting the regions

Business is booming in the Midlands, reports James Brewster, but recruitment in areas funded by legal aid remains lacklustre [Photo: Library of Birmingham; photo credit:...

Regulators set on abolishing client accounts

Risk-averse approach could result in more time and effort for solicitors, says Stuart Bushell

Turn paper into profit

A managed print solution is an oft-overlooked but extremely effective way of cutting costs, says Damian Blackburn

Take a tip from the EBA and stress test your firm

Control of your firm's cash-flow forecast means directors flag up account queries, not stakeholders, argues Stephen Chalmers-Morris

Courts can and should order costs

District Judge Marshall Phillips considers a new approach to pre-action disclosures