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Why firm mergers go wrong: golden rules for success

Jeff Zindani reflects on the rules for harmonious mergers

The Building Safety Bill – ambitious but flawed?

Colin Jones offers critical commentary on the new Building Safety Bill

Compulsory ADR – what's it all about?

Tony Guise considers the implications of compulsory ADR

Avoiding professional negligence claims

Melissa Worth analyses factors typically leading to professional negligence claims against solicitors – and how to minimise the risk

Interim relief claims during the covid-19 pandemic

Lucy Neil examines the effects of covid-19 on interim relief in the ET

Protecting the vulnerable: Presumption of undue influence in testamentary contexts

Emily Bueno considers the protections in place for testators

Rights and attachment, trauma & neurodevelopment wrongs

Dr Josh Carritt-Baker contemplates human rights violations and professional negligence

Consultant lawyers: Divided we fall?

Oliver Brice considers whether the rise in consultant law firms is destroying the foundations of partnership