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Marketing secrets: How to successfully update your firm's brand

Chris Hodgen looks at what law firms need to consider when updating their branding, website, and marketing assets

Freshfields grows Manchester capability with new paralegal apprenticeship scheme

Magic Circle outfit the latest law firm to provide alternative entry route into the profession

Arguing the 'serious and imminent danger' of Zika

Lavinia Randall considers whether an employer can require their staff to travel to an area affected by the Zika virus

The end of in loco parentis in negligence

The courts now have a degree of flexibility to apply to the facts of a case, writes Michael Imperato

Sex shop licensing fees back in the spotlight

AG opinion could see councils face 'substantial' bills for unlawful license fees

Fraud convictions remain low despite rise in SFO-compelled interviews

Witnesses must be protected from 'distressing' interview experience, says white collar crime lawyer

The separation of powers and the exclusive cognisance of parliament

Rupert Bowers QC and Daniel Godden examine the constitutional importance of parliament's assertion of privilege in a recent case against a Tory peer

The dark side of probate research

The BBC's Heir Hunters increased public awareness of the role of probate genealogists, but solicitors should be aware of the risks of working with some of these amateur researchers, warns Carolyn Lord