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Conditional break rights: rent traps for tenants

Deborah Caldwell explains how to successfully exercise a break right

The great safety net

The first Court of Appeal ruling on inherent jurisdiction since the Mental Capacity Act 2005 heralds the start of a new approach to autonomy and...

The ABS revolution is yet to come

I was wrong. On 12 January I predicted that the first alternative business structures to be authorised by the SRA would be the Co-op and...

'We should be given inquisitorial powers'

DJ Richard Chapman talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about why he believes the role of district judges must radically change and procedures be overhauled if county...

Legal trade shows are still drawing in the crowds

They may be diminishing in size, but the shows nonetheless offer valuable opportunities, and March saw several arrive in London. Damian Blackburn reports

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