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Crafting a future: How to create a truly compelling firm vision

Take the time to involve partners in creating your firm's vision or risk disengagement, say Rob Lees and August Aquila

Update | Charity law: Charities Act review and CRB checks

Reema Mathur reviews Lord Hodgson's recommendations in his report on the review of the Charities Act and the relevance for charities of imminent changes to...

Generating leaders: Why you should embrace the priorities of Gen Y

Embrace the priorities of the millennial generation or face a shortage of suitable firm leaders in the long term, says Jill King

Completing the jigsaw: the likely effect of the 10 percent increase in general damages

Claimant lawyers heaved a moderate sigh of relief when the Court of Appeal promised to implement Jackson LJ's proposal to increase general damages by 10...

Workshop: Property: mortgages and shared ownership

Few lenders involved in shared ownership schemes would agree to including the housing association in the mortgage deeds without it having any liability, while the...

Adhering to the spirit of Part 36

Litigants hoping to circumvent the requirements of Part 36 offers may find it difficult to obtain indemnity costs or the costs protection the rule offers,...

Rethinking software licensing

The recent Oracle judgment could trigger a radical 'change of approach to the resale and licensing of 'computer software, with implications going beyond 'narrow technology...

Perverting the course of justice is an inherently serious offence

Judges regard the offence as so serious that defendants are unlikely to escape custody without strong mitigating factors,