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An expensive day in court

Richard Thomas considers the rationale of the government in respect of access to justice for SMEs

Defining boundaries

Recent case law relating to proprietary estoppel and boundary disputes illustrates the importance of providing clients with specialist advice, writes Caroline Nemecek

Best interests in the Court of Protection

Karen Bayley discusses cases where the court has considered the appointment of deputies, and decision making in clinical negligence deputyship

Civil justice statistics

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) release statistics on three key areas of civil and administrative justice

Legal Ombudsman to consult on becoming ADR provider

OLC says it is in legal sector's interests for ombudsman to become an ADR entity

Planet of the apps

Firms looking to develop next-generation services for their clients can no longer ignore the app economy transforming every market sector, says Dan Richards

Attack of the zombie regulations

Lucy McCormick assesses consumer cancellation regulation and the recoverability of legal fees

The future of conduct, codes, and culpability

Lawyers must also acknowledge the influences of the Legal Services Act when evaluating their conduct, rather than just their own regulatory code, explains John Gould