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Irwin Mitchell offers claimants fixed fees in commercial litigation

Clients to be given a 'huge degree of certainty, in an often uncertain environment'

High Court launches pilot programme for speedier justice

Business to benefit from short trials and flexible case management

Private actions for breach of competition law could see banks in the firing line

Seismic changes will make it easier for the public and SMEs to bring class actions for lost profits

High net worths negotiating divorce settlements rather than risk loss of privacy

To say the law on press reporting 'is a mess' would be a 'serious understatement', says Mostyn J

Leaver's rights

What protection is available for an outgoing trustee under Jersey law, asks Josephine Howe

SRA seeks public's view on professional standards of solicitors

'It's important we ask the public what really matters to them when using a solicitor,' says regulator's chief executive

SDT finds 'no case to answer' against lawyer accused of forging documents

SRA criticised by defence solicitor for exercising its power in a 'high handed, draconian, and inefficient manner'

Playing the big business game: Innovation in the regions

Regional firms are alive to the challenges facing the legal sector and have crafted services with the consumer in mind, writes John van der Luit-Drummond