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'Sharp rise' in high-value commercial litigation

16 per cent increase the result of disputes from the recession, RPC says

Professor John condemns 'illiterate rantings' of SRA diversity critics

Equality group version of report is such a 'caricature' to be a 'complete travesty'

DBAs – usable with care? Part III

Damages-based agreements if they are to be used at all require careful consideration of a large number of issues. In the final article of his three part review of the use of Damage Based Agreements, DAS LawAssist consultant David Chalk outlines compensating the risk of losing, model DBAs & terminating DBAs.

The in-crowd

Advisers and discretionary fund managers are watching the development of the peer-to-peer lending sector with intrigue, says Claire Bennison

Don't discredit law schools offering the LPC or BPTC

Responsible law schools guide and advise their law students on what step to take next, not let them be led astray by unsuitable alternatives to qualification, says Paula Moffatt

Here comes the sun

If Brazil wants to be a leading light, it must be more forthright in its criticism of situations that only give Latin America a black eye, says Derek Sambrook

Qualifying and quantifying marriage

Prenups will become commonplace but are best suited to high net worth couples and to those who have been married before, say Charlotte Bradley and Lauren Evans

Two out of three ain't bad

When you next open a new file, take the time to explain the rule of '2 from 3', deliver it and see the benefits of successfully managing your client's expectations, says Douglas McPherson