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Ticket to ride

Law firms should consider outsourcing some functions to streamline their business models or ABS will derail them, says James Holder

From HMRC with love

James Badcock considers the implications of the recent UK/Swiss tax agreement

Digging for gold

Suzanne Evans considers how the 'golden rul'; has changed since Thorpe v Fellowes

Judges must be careful not to encourage hopeless committal proceedings

County courts should look at the nature and enforceability of an undertaking to make a payment before giving effect to it in a financial order, says DJ John Doel

Yellow fever

Is Twitter set to become as popular with lawyers as Yellow Pages was in the '80s, or will it just fade away in a few years' time? ponders Russell Conway

Legal wonderland

The Supreme Court's decision to use an ancient rule to get a fair outcome in Mexfield has important implications for all types of tenants, says Ben Chataway

Home remedies

Alec Samuels examines the options available to owners of new homes who discover serious defects after their builder's contract has expired

Keeping pace

With personal injury litigation about to undergo drastic upheaval, barristers must act now to avoid being left behind, says Simon Edwards