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Ghost of Christmas Past returns for two solicitors rebuked for serious misbehaviour

Solicitors' conduct 'neither trivial nor justifiably inadvertent'

Legal engineering will help deliver efficiencies for law firms

Online hackathon winner points the way to digital solutions for lawyers and consumers

Setting the scope of solicitors' duties

BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland clarifies the application of the SAAMCo principle and the distinction between advice and information cases, writes James Turnbull

Countering the new cyber threat

Tom Draper advises firms on the growing danger of cyber crime and what they can do to build resilience

Grasping the nettle of conveyancing claims

Undertaking a small number of additional checks could help conveyancers reduce risk and avoid tying their fortunes to the property market, advises John Kunzler

A solicitors' market update

While the claims environment has improved, Steve Holland advises firms to consider longer-term policies to avoid any potential volatility in pricing

How embracing failure can be the path to success

Putting an emphasis on sharing mistakes and learning from experience can strengthen firms' approach to risk management, advises Peter Riddleston

Common sense prevails on aggregation

Jane Williams and Sushma MacGeoch consider the Supreme Court's decision in AIG Europe v Woodman and what it means for solicitors' professional indemnity insurance