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Renewing focus on professionalism

Incoming SRA chair, Enid Rowlands, is committed to making the regulator more transparent

Mediation in the age of reduced legal aid

We are currently in the third annual Family Dispute Resolution Week, a campaign organised by Resolution and supported by many family lawyers to promote alternative,...

Sink or swim: the difference between study and practice

The commercial realities of working in a firm are a far cry from remembering case notes in the library, says Luke Murphy

Care home closure

The closure of a local authority care home often provokes a storm of protest, legal intervention and judicial review, explains Alec Samuels

Breaching a 'commercial trust'

Christopher Stone and Alison Padfield consider AIB v Mark Redler & Co in the Supreme Court

Mesothelioma mishmash

Joint ventures: a halfway house to ABSs?

Issues with dual regulation have discouraged the adoption of integrated business models and are pushing solicitors towards tie-ups with independent financial advisers, says Ian Muirhead

Avoid post-recession complacency

Firms should grow steadily and invest wisely to position themselves for long-term success, advises Tony Brown