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Why don't lawyers trust marketers?

Partners should recruit the best people then leave them to 'their jobs, especially those who are leading practice 'development, says Kent-based Robin Evans

Single regulator: look before you leap

When Legal Services Board chair David Edmonds suggested that all existing legal regulators should become a single organisation, the frontline regulators including The Bar Council...

Decision not to ban inducements is demeaning to the profession

Why couldn't the SRA ban financial incentives? Kerry Underwood spells it out

LSB demands non-lawyer chairs of SRA and BSB

Rule change would not apply to licensed conveyancers or accountants

SRA chief pledges 'bonfire of education and training regulations'

New system to replace 'one size fits all' with more diverse routes to qualification

Be vigilant

Savvy investors do detailed due diligence as early as possible, and it's simple but effective in the BVI, says Valerie Georges-Thomas

175 firms lack indemnity insurance for the coming year

Figure 'likely to change on a regular basis' before three month period ends

Joint ventures: a marriage of convenience

How do you make your commercial tie-up a success? Planning should range from the business goals to managing an exit strategy, says Richard Beavan