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ABS is not the only route to the multi-disciplinary model

The SRA's actions have prompted firms keen to continue offering financial services to seek out alternatives to ABSs, says Stuart Bushell

Calling an attorney to account: what are my responsibilities?

Ashton Davies explains how executors can recover assets successfully and cost-effectively

Commercial property update

Magnus Hassett, Laura Williamson and Katherine Ekers consider the implications of the dilapidations protocol, break clauses, business rates relief and the meaning of 'unreasonable withholding...

The 58th update of the CPR: a radical step in civil litigation

As the County Court Money Claims Centre prepares to open its doors next week, DJ Harold Godwin explains how the centre will carry out its...

Paying the price

Jim Diamond considers the spiralling legal costs in the private client world

QASA, the levelling scheme

Another year, another disappointment for solicitor advocates as none of the applicants for silk made the grade.

It's personal

High street firms will survive the onslaught of the big brands because we can provide what clients really want: personal service from someone they trust,...

New family arbitration scheme is no alternative to litigation

The sound rationale behind the new family dispute arbitration scheme doesn't mean it is a credible alternative to either mediation or litigation, says Miles Geffin