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Silent partner

Partners share discrimination rights with employees, warns Michelle Chance, and firms that ignore this risk high legal costs, reputational damage and even losing their most...

Survival of the fairest

Rogue heir hunters are heading for the history books as the respectable face of fortune finding gains market control, says Stephen Beck

Cold comfort

'Residual liberty' and the idea that the extent of deprivation is a relative question sit uncomfortably with the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, says David Hewitt

East Anglia: promising morrows

Tesco law? East Anglia firms aren't ignoring it, but having weathered the economic meltdown they are ready for it. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

How clean is your contract?

When it comes to conveyancing, keep it simple, says Jonathan Smithers

The great divide

A spate of cases has sparked renewed interest in boundary disputes, but what can practitioners learn from the outcomes? Marc Glover reports

Ahead of the game

Green leases may seem unappealing in the current climate, but their flexible nature could offer numerous benefits to both landlords and tenants – not least...

No easy answers

Will technological solutions and outsourcing help or hinder legal aid practices, asks Russell Conway