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The recipe for business longevity: firm celebrates 225th birthday

John van der Luit-Drummond talks to Nicola Poole, sole owner of Hedges Law in Oxfordshire, about how the firm has evolved through the ages to reach a historic milestone

The ADR approach in lease renewal disputes

The changing economic climate means that arbitration is increasingly becoming a preferred method of dispute resolution in lease renewals, explains Paul Rose

Populist 'SARAH' Bill is a licence for have-a-go-heroes, says APIL

Government 'rhetoric' will make bad neighbours out of Good Samaritans

We need a compassionate law that can safeguard choice

Parliament can provide both greater choice and greater protection, says Davina Hehir at Dignity in Dying

All change, please

In Whitehall, lawyers appear to have been purged from government.

Outgoing Law Society chief executive Des Hudson speaks exclusively to Kevin Poulter

'If I had my time again, we would change more quickly than we have done'

The general law is not always applicable in civil procedure

In part one of a three part review, DAS LawAssist consultant David Chalk outlines the relationship between the general law of contract and the rules applicable in civil procedure. He finds in some perhaps surprising instances, that the general law is found not to apply

Expert witness readings tests: more than just your ABCs

Graham Rogers discusses how examining client's thought processes in reading and comprehension assessments is worth more than the actual outcome