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Bread winners

When I took over as editor at Solicitors Journal in March 2006 there were 104,543 practising solicitors. Eight years on, that number has increased by 23 per cent to 128,778, says Jean-Yves Gilg

LeO aims to do more for less

Caseload 'stable' despite last year's rule changes

Jackson one year on: a brave new world of fear and uncertainty

'There seems to be a big stick approach to the way litigation is conducted and an air of unreality over what can be described as trivial'

Rough/tough justice

Catherine Burtinshaw explains why she had her boss paraded through the streets of Manchester in a comedy-striped convict's outfit

Do we need barristers' chambers anymore?

In the wake of the criminal legal aid deal between barristers and the justice secretary, Adam Makepeace asks whether it's time for solicitors to employ advocates as agents

Tax planning for heritage assets: portrait of Omai

Is artwork 'plant and machinery'? ?Ann Stanyer considers the tax tussle over the portrait of Omai

60-second interview: Teresa Cullen

Fladgat';s new family specialist, Teresa Cullen, says clients are focused on what the Law Commission's matrimonial report means for them

All aboard

Business development is critically important, so how are you going to create a positive culture and get everyone involved, asks Geraint Jones