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Medical devices: new isn't always better

There has been fierce opposition to the so-called 'Saatchi Bill', or Medical Innovation Bill, with those opposing it, including leading medical research charities, regulators and doctors calling it a 'quacks' charter', says Sarah Moore

Beyond the horizon

It is not clear what firms of the future will look like, how they'll be staffed and what shape management will take however, resisting change is never the way forward, advises Geraint Jones

Smashing in the New Year with Hulk QC

John van der Luit-Drummond gets the lowdown from Barrister Hulk QC on all the big stories from January 2015

Firms are unlikely to hire you over Skype

Are vacation schemes a prerequisite to a training contract offer or a reflection of the over-supply of law graduates, asks Natasza Slater

Will we or won't we get our costs back?

Tom Holbrook congratulates litigators on making it to 2015 after a tough Mitchell-centric year

Mr Nice Guy

In a wide-ranging interview with John van der Luit-Drummond, Dominic Grieve QC insists criticism for the Human Rights Act isn't totally without merit, and that legal aid is not dead

Who's in the driving seat: the estate agent or solicitor?

Conveyancers need to go further in harnassing technology and improving relationships with estate agents to gain more market influence, argues Mark Riddick

Prepare for impact

The Consumer Impact Report provides practitioners with a valuable indication of what may be to come as regards regulatory change, says Susanna Heley