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Rectification revivified

In an economic environment where businesses are frequently re-examining the extent of their contractual obligations, lawyers are confronted on almost a daily basis with the question: ?what does my contract mean? Not infrequently, the uncomfortable answer may be different from the client's expectations and the lawyer is left reaching for the corrective toolbox.

Connectivity sting: How social media and the cloud enable team defections

Julian Parker and Vijay Rathour explore how to tackle team defections organised in social media and the cloud

Getting away with it: rogue executors

What forms of recourse exist for rogue executors? David Endicott considers the options

Hedging bets: How to align compensation with firm strategy

Tom Berman discusses how to ensure your lawyer compensation scheme supports ?your firm's long-term priorities

Workshop: Private client: LPAs

With a review of the LPA system underway, Stewart Stretton-Hill tackles 'how to avoid common stumbling blocks when drafting an LPA

Behind bars | Waiving client confidentiality

The arrest of Ian Brady's mental health advocate for alledgedly failing to pass on 'information about the location of a victim's corpse has important lessons about 'the scope of legal privilege, says Richard Easton

Litigation focus | Broader funding opportunities: introducing damages-based agreements

Graham Huntley discusses the potential impact of damages-based agreements as we approach their roll out across all types of civil litigation

Litigation focus | Investment culture: The future of third-party funding

Venture capitalists remain interested in high-value litigation but is there an ?emerging market for funding smaller cases? Nick Rowles-Davies reports