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A new relationship 'for medics and lawyers

Can we work with the medical profession to support injured patients and prevent ?poor practice, asks Ed Fletcher

The ever-increasing cost of prosthetic limbs

RA Shepherd and Gordon Wilson discuss the costs and benefits of technological advances in the prosthetics sector

Weathering the storm

Following the Met Offic';s recent announcement that the UK is facing a winter that will rival the major storms of 2013, it is worth looking at how the insurance industry and the government are working to protect homebuyers from flood risk

Mystery shopping: Ask, listen, act

Helen Hamilton-Shaw: It's no good measuring for measurement's sake - use feedback to drive improvements

Top law firms favour bank debt over market floatation

Legal sector adopts a 'wait and see' approach before committing to shareholder investment

Top trumps

A close familial tie or geographic proximity will not act as a trump card when the courts decide who to appoint as deputy

SRA's new consumer credit regulation receives LSB approval

Streamlined approach will benefit firms and clients, says SRA director

What's in a word?

It is disappointing to find that there is currently a gradual departure from the presumption of capacity among professionals, which is the first principle of the Mental Capacity Act 2005