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X + Y = greater value

What will happen to your business when ?you lose your current clients and staff? ?Mark Tibergien reviews the inevitable future and how to engage with the next generation

Recession and budget cuts setting new challenges for the advice community

Demand for pro bono legal advice greater than ever as law centres face unprecedented pressure

A draft bill offering consumers better redress

Expanded powers for the Competition Appeal Tribunal and new opt-out rules for groups actions would be good news for consumers, says John Doherty

Pro bono at the crossroads

Few stakeholders have come out in favour of making pro bono mandatory for all lawyers, but there is growing interest in two models

Honest citizens don't need guns

An English court would never interpret the right to bear arms in the US Constitution to justify ?gun ownership, says Richard Barr

Women in law firms are still the object of unacceptable attentions

Our profession has worked hard to reverse its female-unfriendly image but there is still ?a long way to go to remove stereotypes, says Marilyn Stowe

Treasonable thoughts: Are law firms being persecuted by HMRC?

By Guy Vincent, Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell

Star-shaped solution

Think trade marks offer full protection? Think again. David Evans discusses ?why Guernsey's ?new image rights legislation helps well-known clients' succession planning