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Courts must approve family arbitration awards except in 'rarest of cases'

President of family division calls for streamlined process to be introduced

CPS paid out £1.2m in wasted costs last year

Parry warns of more wasted costs orders as a result of Liverpool 'work to rule'

Claimant lawyers condemn 'deal with insurers' over Mesothelioma Bill

'Something to fill the gap, but it could have been a lot better'

The urge to merge: Increase your chances of success

For many years, commentators have predicted mid-market consolidation in the UK legal sector. That prediction seems to be coming true.

LITIGATION 2014: Costs budgeting, the Mitchell aftermath, and funding challenges

Francesca Kaye questions whether, with the storm clouds gathering over the civil justice system, there is any prospect of achieving fairness in the coming year

Terms are the same however we sugar coat them

Solicitors and law practitioners learn through experience what trigger words to avoid, or at least to be careful with, when dealing with anxious and sometimes volatile clients.

Frankness and honesty ensure sustainability

My firm has been running a research project called the 'Yorkshire Economic Index' for almost two years. The findings demonstrate the economic health of our region's economy, and the last two studies report that while the business scene in Yorkshire is not quite in rude health, it is most certainly on the road to recovery. The key focuses of the twice-yearly study are job creation, new investment and contract wins.

Best behaviour: developing good practice in compliance

As compliance roles come to the fore in 2014, Tony Brown assesses how to operate in a new regulatory framework in order to support the survival and growth of your practice