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Curb your enthusiasm

With the government hinting at serious IP reform, Jonathan Silverman offers a step-by-step guide to handling inventors

Cold call

Forcing clients to ring a helpline before they can access a solicitor will restrict choice and access to justice, warns Russell Conway

Quality streets

With the launch of the new conveyancing protocol, things can only get better, says Jonathan Smithers

Life in the ABS lane

Get some fresh perspectives in your partnership, says Julie Gingell

Tailor made

Emma Waddingham shares her secrets on creating a bespoke, client-led organisation

And they're off!

As LeO beds down, chief ombudsman Adam Sampson gives us the inside scoop on what went on at the business end of the phone lines

Update: planning

Elizabeth Dunn and Fergus Charlton look at the continuing saga of protective costs orders, a supermarket struggle and why developers are breathing a sigh of relief over protected species

Update: costs

Simon Gibbs looks ahead to more dreaded VAT shifts and guides us through the latest thinking on costs against multiple defendants