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Animal firm

Outcomes-focused regulation aims to level the playing field for all providers of legal services, but the reality is that it could make some law firms...

Hitting a wall

Councils trying to evict tenants for rioting and looting will come up against many hurdles, says Alec Samuels

On a budget

The new costs management order is here to stay, and those firms that master the art of costs budgeting early on will have an advantage,...

Money laundering

Resist temptation to accept instructions when you sense money laundering rules are not complied with, even when the amount is small, says John Coulter

Update: company

Debbie King reviews recent cases on removing company directors and misrepresentation, changes to the takeover code and the progress of Lord Davies' attempt to increase...

Update: personal injury

Vijay Ganapathy considers an industrial disease claim involving exposure to organic solvents, a case that brings back some certainty to part 36 and a decision...

Jewellery box

Roland Jones considers the private client landscape in Barbados and asks whether such a well-polished gem can still have some undiscovered value

Fire away

Doubling the qualifying period for the right to claim unfair dismissal and introducing tribunal fees will not help businesses – it will only deprive employees...