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Budget 2012

Stephen Barratt reflects on what the budget will mean for private clients

Chameleon partners: How to help partners to get better at business development

Meirion Jones discusses the four skills that BD professionals need to nudge partners into effective client development behaviours

Opening doors

Could greater use of private trusts help unlock the Court of Protection? Stephen Ashcroft asks whether it ?is time for a new approach

Everything must go

Michele Todd navigates the pitfalls of administering insolvent estates

Editor's blog | Internet must be available to all before it becomes a main access to justice channel

As we marvel about the power of the internet to change lives and deliver access to legal services we forget one important factor. For affluent users in urban areas with high connectivity levels, the web has become part of everyday life. Elsewhere, the picture can be very different; some regions have limited coverage and the appetite for online exploration is just not as developed, with significantly fewer households having internet access.

Commercial update

Mark Lucas reports on the scope of a solicitor's retainer and the risk of that retainer becoming extended

Immigration: when is a rule not a rule?

Gregory Jones QC and Cain Ormondroyd examine when non-statutory guidance in immigration law can be relied on

Judicial review update

Is it inappropriate for judges to consider challenges to the lawfulness of government policies? Gareth Mitchell investigates