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Regulation: be careful what you wish for

The Law Society's dwindling influence over the SRA could result in the regulator becoming a separate entity mainly under LSB control, says Stuart Bushell

Local government update: new legal services models

The future of local government legal services is already happening and could have a significant effect on the wider public sector, says Mark Johnson

Product development and technology transfer

Collaboration and planning ahead is the key to successfully bringing an idea to market, says Jonathan Silverman

Damages-based agreements – usable with care? Part II

Damages-based agreements if they are to be used at all require careful consideration of a large number of issues. In the second article of his...

Disposing of claims: final orders, please

Tomlin orders should be used sparingly, as District Judge Harold Godwin explains

Compensation for damage to land: The limits of Wrotham Park

Noel Dilworth and Paris Aboro unearth a previously unidentified restriction

Reality bites

Costs budgeting is now the norm in most types of litigation, not least in proceedings concerning trusts and estates, where the costs can be very...

Stormy weather: new rules for professional indemnity

The storms that shook the insurance market last year, combined with the closure of the assigned risks pool and ongoing concerns over financial stability, should...