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What makes the essence of a good lawyer?

Sound legal knowledge, crossed with management credibility and blended with good people skills, would create a heady mix, says Catherine Shephard

Vulture PI firms will peck away at the weak

Careless personal injury firms risk leaving themselves open to solicitor 'cannibals', warns Lesley Graves

Mastering litigation in 2015

Georgina Squire analyses what litigators can expect from the year ahead

Nearing the limit

Claimant solicitors should exercise caution following recent court judgments on limitation, says Eleanor Kilner

Lawyers team up with journalists over RIPA proposals

Alliance of professionals urges politicians to support surveillance policy in the public interest

New year, new firm

Viv Williams advises which new year's resolutions to keep in what will inevitably be another game-changing year in legal firms

Tenancy deposit schemes - the saga continues

Brie Stevens-Hoare QC and Morayo Fagborun Bennett consider the case law on whether a landlord is subject to sanctions for non-compliance with the tenancy deposit scheme

The health and safety debate rages on

Zahra Nanji considers proposals for sentencing of health and safety offences and the progress of SARAH