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Dealing with dementia

Dementia has now overtaken cancer as the UK's most feared illness for those aged 55 and over1. The total number of people with dementia in the UK is forecast to increase 38 per cent by 20372. So what will this mean for advisers who provide advice to

CourtNav to help litigants nationwide after successful pilot

Freshfields pro bono expert delighted to see tool reach wider CAB network

Legal Aid Agency to make CCMS mandatory from 1 April

Resolution and LAPG criticise LAA decision to make CCMS compulsory

Stealing from the dead

The government has coined yet another tax on death. Can they think of no better way to raise money than to make probate a more grim experience?

Do you link?

Social media is one of the best, most professionally appropriate and widely used self-promotion tools there is. What's your excuse for not using it?

'Not my bag'

Professionals who choose to categorise themselves according to their strengths are harmful to business development. They need a nudge

Understanding and controlling disclosure costs

Jeffrey Shapiro considers how ediscovery can assist with managing the case budget and keeping disclosure costs proportionate

Making mergers and acquisitions work

For a transaction to be successful, it cannot just be about the numbers: personnel, firm culture, and project management also play a part, advises Helen Clayton