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The power of leadership in legal practices

Firms too often make the mistake of filling leadership roles based on seniority rather than the ability to take the business forward, writes David Cliff

The new justice economy

Can you afford to ignore online dispute resolution? Tim Wallis is not so sure

Half of jurors in rape cases reach guilty verdict before deliberation

Juries not necessarily offering 'fair and impartial assessment' of evidence, says researcher

Don't underestimate career paralegals

Amanda Hamilton explains why the legal profession needs to embrace all paralegals, not just those who aspire to become solicitors

On the side of angels

Truth Legal's Andrew Gray talks to John van der Luit-Drummond about the ease of setting up his own 'ethical' law firm, 'apartheid Britain', and the...

No second-guessing

Timothy Collingwood considers the lessons learned from the case of Carlyle v Conway

Can we consciously stop unconscious bias?

We all make choices that discriminate against one group in favour of another. But we can reduce the negative effects to create working environments where...

Questions to change the world

John Bunker provides guidance on responding to the Law Commission consultation on the law of wills