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Root cause of risk

Eleanor Kilner considers the impact of the SRA's proposed changes to the compulsory PII terms for solicitors

Merger mania returns

Partners have little idea on succession planning as lawyers move away from traditional firm values, explains Viv Williams

Simplifying the accounts rules

Solicitors should take the opportunity of obtaining added value from accountants' reports, advises Jennifer Williamson

Further proposed changes to judicial review

Proposed changes to the way courts approach remedies in judicial review cases needs further consideration, says Melissa Murphy

Company law update

Debbie King discusses introducing new investors into a business, the court's 'blue pencil rul'; and determining the ownership of UK companies

Personal injury update

Vijay Ganapathy reminds PI practitioners that basic tortious concepts are flexible and, as such, can be fact specific

How useful were PI claim inducements?

An unorthodox marketing experiment shows that PI clients are not the money-grabbing beings the government purports them to be, argues Caroline Sergeant

Disclosing knowledge of knotweed needs to be more transparent

Nic Seal tells SJ what all solicitors should know about Japanese knotweed during the conveyancing process