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Health secretary climbs down on clinical negligence costs

Lawyers tentatively welcome proposals, but critics call for 'root and branch reform' of law

STL Group expands commercial search portfolio with GeoSmart drainage due diligence searches

Leading property search company launches unique reports for commercial property lawyers from the innovative environmental data provider

New boss, same vision

Founded to fight injustice, Hodge Jones & Allen has new leadership, but the firm's values remain the same

Fixed costs would be 'perverse' and 'unworkable'

Lawyers react to proposals that would incentivise undesirable defendant behaviour

Will Trump get caught in a 'Lawsuit Daze'?

As POTUS fends off allegations of ethics violations, his VP's law student alter ego comes to light

Smaller firms lagging behind on technological innovation

Only 2 per cent of small firms have automated paralegal work

The gift that keeps on giving

By all means give unwanted presents on Christmas Day, but take them back in the evening so that they can be delivered again in 364 days' time, advises Richard Barr

The boundaries of liability

A number of recent judgments have highlighted the unpredicable and fact-sensitive nature of cases concerning vicarious and occupiers' liability, writes Vijay Ganapathy