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With comparison websites becoming a growing trend in the legal services sector, law firms should consider whether they should factor them into their marketing plans,...

Update: agriculture

James Falkner reviews a rare agricultural tenancy case, new environmental regulations affecting farming, and protection of land from becoming a highway

Update: family

Lynne Passmore reviews the latest cases on costs in ancillary relief proceedings, the validity of pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and the use of documents by...

Opinion: The dos and don'ts of differentiation

Originally from Legal Marketing magazine vol 3 Issue 6: Ian Forbes reveals why firms should strive for differentiation in the bidding process.

Skeletons in the closet

Special care should be taken before publication of so-called 'misery memoirs', to ensure that the dangers of a libel action are minimised, says Rod Dadak

Down in the valley?

Firms in the Thames Valley are optimistic they'll survive but will have to row harder to make sure they don't capsize in the current economic...

Dignity for all?

Two important new cases raise the question of where to draw the boundaries in sexual orientation and religious discrimination claims, says David Massarella

The right to know

Big increases in requests for information about public sector employees mean they can no longer expect total confidentiality, says Ibrahim Hasan