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Taking credit: road accident victims vs credit hire companies

Road traffic accident victims hiring a replacement car on credit may face unexpected claims as new costs recovery rules could make credit hire companies turn...

Law Society asks solicitors for £4 more in fees

Firms to bear the brunt as extra £10m needed for ARP and reserves

Editor's blog | Generosity, the new profitability

Thinking about generosity and how to give your clients a value-added service will help reset your businesses compass

Life in crime | A changing sentencing landscape

LASPO changed sentencing dramatically, says Lucy Corrin, prompting the Court of Appeal to offer guidance for the first time

Deferred prosecutions could benefit UK business

Specific safeguards in the Crime and Courts Act should ensure that UK rules on deferred prosecution agreements avoid the mistakes made in the US, say Aman...

Extra protection

Jersey has proposed its own rule change on Hastings-Bass, which could provide the Island's trusts with significant advantages over others, says Matthew Slater

Update | Contract: can the Good Law initiative make the law more accessible

A new initiative to make law more accessible and transparent might help the parties to, and advisers on, commercial contracts, says Mark Lucas

Why is Jackson sitting in judgment on his own reforms

Seamus Smyth considers Lord Dyson's recent announcement of the nominated five judge panel of the Court of Appeal to hear costs appeals