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Under threat: fighting off intellectual property litigation bullies

Simon Miles considers the changes to the law on unjustified threats introduced by the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017

Employment lawyers unconvinced by Tory pledge to expand workers' rights

Recent rises in tribunal fees make any new employment rights meaningless

Responsiveness the most important factor for in-house counsel

In-house lawyers seek knowledge and awareness over price when instructing external law firms

Claims against FTSE 100 companies more than double

Banks account for two-thirds of all High Court cases involving UK's largest companies

CQS-accredited conveyancer accepts he was 'sloppy'

Solicitor fined £7,500 for failing to address transaction's 'dubious features'

Changes to the liability landscape

Nick Bird and Laura Stocks consider the impact on solicitors of a number of recent decisions, including a Supreme Court case revisiting SAAMCo

CBA: Solicitor advocates better than barristers in youth court

Youth justice lessons not learnt 18 years after Bulger trial, says Doughty Street silk

The new pre-charge bail regime

Claire Hegarty and Irene McMillan discuss the changes, particularly in relation to bail, made to PACE and a recent case on the necessity of arrest