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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

We must end the scandalous treatment of young lawyers

The legal profession is notorious for its lack of a support system – and it is would-be lawyers who are bearing the brunt, says Felix

Kettling will not always be lawful

Recent cases reinforce the proposition that police containment must only be used in exceptional circumstances, says Sophie Khan

Counting the pennies

With the rise in spouses at risk of bankruptcy, divorce lawyers should make sure they are conversant with personal insolvency rules, says Claire Reid

The end of 'supermarket' banking

The clampdown on PPI mis-selling confirms that the banks owe a higher standard of care to their customers than that expected at the checkout, say Laura Jenkins and Paul de Villiers