The collapse of Balva will make many smaller firms weigh up the benefits of staying in business compared with the risk of potentially very significant personal liability, says Jason Nash
For all the setbacks civil liberties lawyers have suffered, they would still rather hold a practising certificate than a lorry driver's licence, says Jeannie Mackie
The only person who knows if an expert meets expected standards is usually the expert themselves, says Ruth Cabeza, 'as a drastic change in family experts is proposed
New civil practice rules could make it easier for creditors to enforce charging orders but they must still follow the correct procedure, says District Judge Paul Ayers