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Re K and H: Cross-examination and impartiality

Could a judge be expected to fairly cross-examine a witness in place of a party unable to afford legal representation, asks District Judge Julie Exton

Are you competency confident?

Jennifer Haren discusses how the SRA intends to police the new CPD regime and what could warrant an investigation

A new dawn

Lynn Buckley offers a comprehensive outline of the Care Act's wider impact on vulnerable clients and the potential role that charities may have to play in bridging the care provision gap

An unexpected beneficiary

Testators can leave their estates to whomever they wish, but they should take care to explain any surprising bequests to preempt disputes

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LLPs remain alert: Abrams and Bates van Winkelhof

A solicitor providing services to an LLP through a service company was permitted to bring a claim. What does this mean for law firms and LLPs generally, asks Kevin Poulter

Employee ownership: Cultivating long-term success

To celebrate Employee Ownership Day, Robert Postlethwaite discusses why he chose to distribute shares among staff and what rewards, financial and psychological, they have reaped as a result

Consumer services takeover

Now a subsidiary of professional services organisation Fairpoint Plc, Simpson Millar has grand plans for the next few years. Peter Watson talks to Laura Clenshaw