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Dress to impress

Improving your image and building confidence will help your firm create a positive first impression and attract potential clients, says Dianne Bown-Wilson

Chain reaction

Jeremy Child welcomes much needed clarification of the 'benefit and burden' doctrine but argues some questions are still unanswered

Bag a lawyer

The Legal Services Act has generated pages of gloomy predictions about the threat to law firms, but it could offer fresh opportunities for the publicly funded sector. Jon Robins reports

Paying the price

Following on from our coverage of the Jackson report last week, Andrew Parker examines funding options for parties involved in civil litigation

Stubborn residue

When considering residual liberty, why has the Court of Appeal seemingly ignored what it – and the House of Lords – once said, asks David Hewitt

Update: IT/IP

Susan Singleton considers new laws on 'cookies', proposed fines for major breaches of data protection law, new regulation of online content, keywords in advertisements, and unfair commercial practices

Update: licensing

Roy Light reviews the role and powers of licensing sub-committees, the rights of interested parties and responsible authorities, the meaning of 'public nuisance' and useful resources for practitioners

Use without abuse

Pre-action disclosure is a helpful tool but only if it is properly deployed, says DJ Julie Exton