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A long and winding road in Wales...

Tom Cosgrove discusses the path to the refusal of applications for onshore wind farms in Mid Wales, in the longest-running planning inquiry of its kind

Get the right price

Robert Hailstone advises conveyancers on dealing with areas of concern such as fees and capacity

Legal aid lawyers: Defiant and optimistic, as always

Heather Thomas and Oliver Carter recap the latest gathering of legal aid practitioners where human rights was high on the agenda

SJ Property Focus

SJ's essential guide to the latest developments in the property world is now available to view

State of play: case summaries

Jennifer Ridgway and Elizabeth Eyre review recent cases concerning land held in specie and a fraudulent irrevocable deed of gift

Business mindset: How to become a trusted adviser for high-value legal work

Many lawyers are missing out on high-value instructions by failing to demonstrate commercial awareness, a Managing Partner panel has found

Team morale is directly linked to the ability to deliver differentiated client services

By Andrew Hedley, Director, Hedley Consulting

Generation gel: Inter-age issues a challenge for law firms

Toxic behaviours must be discouraged to retain top legal talent across all generations