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Elixer of youth: Rejuvenating your private client business by targeting young adults

Instead of chasing older and wealthier customers, private client lawyers should start engaging with younger generations, argues Rachel Rothwell

And the winner is...

Alan Larkin has had enough of legal awards, or maybe not

Rethinking lawtech

Jean-Yves Gilg urges lawyers to reclaim lawtech and apply its potential to the reality of practice

GDPR one year on: from hefty fines to positive outcomes

Complying with data protection rules is not just about preventing breaches, it also enhances your engagement with clients, says Hilary Campton

How firms and law schools could work together in the new SQE era

New routes to qualification as a solicitor will have a major impact on law firms' recruitment strategies, says Jackie Panter

Of curiosity and cats: how to secure clients' loyalty

Being curious and finding commonality with clients and colleagues are key to a committed relationship built around certainty, autonomy, trust and status, says Dr Alicia Fortinberry

All's fair: legal challenges to hospital closure consultation

Two recent cases on hospital closures suggest that public bodies may have to provide more detailed justification for their decisions, explains Michael Imperato

Patients at risk: revisiting the extent of public bodies' duties

While establishing that all psychiatric patients, regardless of status, are owed the same duty, the European Court of Human Rights has also minimised the meaningfulness of its decision in practice, says Laura Davidson