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Update | Planning: Growth and Infrastructure Bill, discretion in EIA cases

Julian Boswall and Cathryn Tracey examine the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, discretion in EIA cases and interpretation of policy

Blurring the boundaries: DoLS

The courts are diluting the effectiveness of the Deprivation of ?Liberty Safeguards in what looks to be a policy-motivated move, ?says Laura Davidson

The final frontier: Opportunities for legal services in Africa

Rob Millard explores the opportunities for legal services in sub-Saharan Africa and which law firms are best placed to exploit them

Surviving mergers: 15 tips for managing law firm merger negotiations

Guy Vincent shares 15 tips for managing law firm merger negotiations and living to ?(not) tell the tale

Support network: litigation friends

Francesca Gardner looks at the key role and function of litigation friends in the Court of Protection

Growth pains: How to manage client intake risks in foreign markets

Frank Maher discusses how to manage the potential client, criminal and financial risks of taking on new clients in foreign markets

Appealing to clients' emotional needs

Law firms must fundamentally reassess the way they communicate with both clients and each other if they want to survive, says Legal futurologist Dr Patrick...

What can predictive coding do for you?

Lawyers and legal knowledge will remain essential to the effectiveness of predictive coding, says Damian Blackburn