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Social value: The top 10 in the UK Social Law Firm Index

Guy Alvarez, Joe Lamport and Robin Sosnow reveal which UK law firms rank highest in the use of ?social business technologies and practices

The law's nuclear weapons explained

The Court of Appeal has clarified the assessment of compensation following inappropriate freezing injunctions, say Conrad Walker and Jonathan Lawrence

Step change

Broadening the class of applicants treated as a child of the deceased should bring about more inheritance claims, says Lloyd Junor

Stuck in the middle: The associate surplus problem in law firms

Rachel Brushfield explores the impact of the associate surplus problem on the traditional pyramid career model in law firms

Legal Compliance Association: An online community for legal compliance professionals

Risk and compliance officers are coming together at the Legal Compliance Association to learn from each other and corporates, says Leah Darbyshire

State of play: case summaries

Heather Viljoen and Karen Bayley summarise some recent interesting case law

A little bird told me...

Mid-size law firm success on the Twittersphere is achievable if you follow a few golden rules, says Tony Roe

Are estate agents liable if they pick the wrong conveyancer?

David Smith considers what level of skill and care can be expected and who is accountable if something goes wrong