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Shaping one of the most significant welfare reforms in 70 years

The Department for Work and Pensions will have been relieved by the Court of Appeal's judgment on benefits while government will be praying it was not premature, says Dean Underwood

Insolvency rules: a debtor's charter for delay?

When faced with a defendant who has no incentive to pay, getting an interim fee is essential, says Ed Crosse

Lawyer dramas are more like real life documentaries these days

There are so few barristers in 'Silk' it makes the programme look like the post-Grayling apocalypse, says Felix

Clearing the air: further clarity for private nuisance by the Supreme Court

While the planning authority's role is granting permission, the court must consider whether nuisance exists, says Dr Paul Stookes

Finding your law firm's niche

A hit-and-miss approach to offering niche services isn't appropriate in today's turbulent times, warns Catherine Maxfield

A kick in the carburettor

Machines get old and tired just like people do so be gentle when it comes to trading them in, says Richard Barr

Monkey business

If chimpanzees' cognitive thinking makes them legal persons, then where does man begin and animal end, asks Richard Easton

Time to revisit the Jackson exemptions

Exemptions from costs budgeting rules based not on the nature of the claim but on its value are a sensible compromise, says Sue Nash