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Beyond the blunt power of of tax legislation

With corporate tax avoidance in the spotlight, Alan Cockerill examines how judges have reconciled the duty on businesses to comply with the law and directors' responsibility to their companies and shareholders

Virtual water cooler: Enterprise social networks for law firms

Rethinking tools: How technology is changing document review

Jérôme Torres Lozano and Todd Mansbridge explore how predictive coding, audio search and other e-disclosure tools are transforming technology-assisted document review

Update | Licensing: Live Music Act 2012, changes to the licensing of taxis and the impact of new case law concering applications

Roy Light examines the Live Music Act 2012, changes to the licensing ?of taxis and the impact of new case law concering licensing applications

Hoping for a fairer approach to costs in SDT proceedings

Looking at a number of recent cases before the High Court involving solicitors, 'Andrew Otchie is hopeful that a fairer approach to costs in SDT proceedings is emerging

Will the FSA's recent findings mean a litigation bonanza?

Another day, another banking scandal but will the FSA's recent findings about the mis-selling of interest rate swaps give rise to a litigation free-for-all, ask Clive Zietman and Tom Otter

Update | Property: recent co-ownership cases and the tightening of service charge consultation requirements

Janet Armstrong-Fox explores the implications of recent cases on co-ownership, the consequences of misleading replies to enquiries, the tightening ?of service charge consultation requirements and the ?implied reservation of easements in sales of parts

Northern delights | The trials of a dry January

Kevin Poulter is concerned about the health of the profession after an alocohol-free month