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Keeping staff glued 'to your business

The collateral benefit of a firm investing in its people can repay the practice many times over, writes Andrew Hedley

How useful are DPAs to 'the defendant?

Deferred prosecution agreements can reduce costs and potentially lead to further prosecutions, but for companies they have few advantages over a guilty plea, writes Ben Henriques

Don't be caught out by the MTC changes

Mickaela Fox and Deborah Sullivan discuss how firms should prepare for the proposed increase of solicitors' disclosure obligations to their professional indemnity insurers

Northern powerhouse

Catherine Henry on why unprecedented investment, north-shoring, and a hunt for talent are making Yorkshire and the North East more popular than ever

From the archive: May 19, 1967

Lawyers and the Common Market

Does an MBA provide commercial training for lawyers?

As the need for lawyers to develop their business skills grows, Dr Sara Ward asks whether further education is a solution

Jumping ship as a young lawyer

Amy Clowrey discusses the factors that indicate when it is time to move firm, and when you should stay put

60-second interview: Miranda Brawn on diversity in the profession

Targets, not quotas, will produce an organic growth of diversity in the profession, explains the forward-thinking investment banker