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The right way forward

We must protect the elderly and not let them get dragged into policies and procedures that are needless and costly, says Bryony Cove

Double meaning: Improve relationships with cultural intelligence

Peter Alfandary explores how to develop cultural intelligence and avoid misunderstandings with clients and colleagues around the world

Rolling the Jackson dice: is there a future for independent personal injury firms?

The Jackson reforms will not destroy independent personal injury law firms, but those who want to stay in the game must accept the rules will be very different from what they are now, says David Marshall

Show your best side

It's time for private client lawyers to identify their USP and sell themselves as well as their services. ?Jennifer Palmer-Violet reports ?

Loss of loyalty: How global law firms are disappointing clients

Global law firms are failing to meet client expectations on service excellence, quality of advice and billing practices, says Lisa Hart Shepherd

Basic instincts: are law firms suffering from pathological behaviours?

As we endeavour to steer our firms through the downturn, we could do worse than ?reflect on how therapists would look on our predicaments, says Angus Lyon

LETR: It's the taking part that matters, really

With LETR entering its implementation stage and law schools expected to be at the forefront of the day-one outcomes' challenge, Rebecca Huxley-Binns runs through some of the options for the higher education sector

Brown v Stephenson

Heather Viljoen looks at a recent land ownership case