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An alternative to networking

Writing an article for the trade press can demonstrate your understanding of the issues clients face and boost your visibility, says Douglas McPherson

Insolvency: When is intervention necessary?

Solicitors should understand their professional obligations following bankruptcy rather than relying on the SRA and insolvency practitioners, advises Susanna Heley

False imprisonment, part one: A right to compensation?

Laura Davidson argues that until the Supreme Court reviews a recent Court of Appeal decision, compensatory awards for 'technically' unlawful detentions are likely to be greatly reduced

A public interest?

The failure of Operation Elveden is symptomatic of a lack of legal definition for what constitutes the public interest, says Mark Abbott

Pension loophole

Julie-Ann Harris explains how the recent pension reforms may affect divorcing couples

Escaping from purgatory

Paralegals are not the police community support officers of the legal world, argues James O'Connell

Celebrating 'legal heroes'

With gay rights now entrenched in law, is there still a place for Pride, asks Kevin Poulter

Has anyone won the Magna Carta propaganda war?

Arguments to keep the Human Rights Act alive are sprinkled with quotes about the charter, while the government celebrates an antiquity