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Supervisors must live up to their title and accept responsibility

Even if you are honest, a dishonest partner or employee could sink your career and ruin your practice, says John Gould

Costs budgets are your business, not for judges to micromanage

Litigators are waiting anxiously for the outcome of the hourly rates review, but the judiciary is not interested in such arguments, says James Barrett

Beware the pitfalls of clients retaining consultants

When drafting consultancy agreements, remember to specify expectations, draw the lines and ensure that employment contract law doesn't cloud the service provision, says Jonathan TR...

Crime update

Rebecca Meads discusses the latest on 'tax dodging', sentencing guidelines for financial crime and personal data rights

Residential property update

Practitioners are feeling the effects as their clients experience delays or difficulties in securing mortgages, says Glenda Ferneyhough

How to win friends and influence people

In negotiation, differences can actually mean solutions, says Carlyn Weale

Criminalising forced marriage presents new challenges

Reporting the crime is only the first step and those working in the field will need to ensure victims receive as much support as possible...

Working to full capacity

Manchester will be at the forefront of vulnerable client work in the future, says Hugh Jones, as he considers the inexorable rise of Court of...