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Professional protection

The Court of Protection has come under scrutiny after a recent case in which lay deputies were able to abuse a compensation fund. But a perfect system is wishful thinking at the moment, says Simon Hardy

SRA investigates ten firms over referral fee ban

Twenty-three firms investigated over failure to appoint COLPs and COFAs

Sharing the roads: keeping up with the new legal traffic

With the emergence of alternative business structures opening the door for large, established brands to provide legal services, how can smaller, more traditional firms compete? asks Michael Gough

A tale of two polities

It remains to be seen how autocratic countries, such as Argentina and Venezuela, will handle a growing middle class, but they have certainly chosen the more precarious option, says Derek Sambrook

Finders, minders and grinders: working out an attribution system between partners

Measuring partners' contribution by reference to profitability gives a more realistic picture of their worth but it's also a lot more complex, says Chris Robinson

Avoiding the downwards spiral towards financial failure

Sound financial management is not just a matter for the regulator, says George Bull

Mergers are not enough

At a basic level, the very model of partnerships is flawed, ?says Fiona Hotston Moore

How financial stability got to take centre stage

Tougher economic conditions have undoubtedly made life more difficult for mid-size law firms but those embracing more rigorous financial discipline still have a promising future. Solicitors Journal teamed up with NatWest and got some of these business-savvy legal professionals around a table to discuss how they are responding to the challenge