With several legal brands entering the market in 2012 – all likely to use some form of automated online documentation – firms must start to embrace automation to ensure they can compete, says Stuart Bushell
With the judiciary starting to recognise electronic contracts, practitioners must ensure their clients take extra care before hitting the 'send' button, says Deborah Caldwell
It is hard to predict whether the pensions reforms will help revive the UK's ailing retirement savings, but what is certain is that employers must be ready to meet their new obligations, says James Gulliford
The Norgrove review of family law has made some worthwhile recommendations but has missed an opportunity for a more radical overhaul, says Jon Armstrong
More bait has been thrown in the pond, and again the fish circle around it not quite sure how to respond. Last Thursday the Co-op announced that its legal advice arm, Co-operative Legal Services, would launch a specialist family law service as soon as new rules on alternative business structures come into force next year.
The draft National Planning Policy Framework's less prescriptive form of national policy and conspicuous lack of clarity with regard to sustainable development means specialist legal advice will be ever more critical, say Gregory Jones QC and Isabella Tafur
