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Why demonise legal comparison websites?

Time froze for a brief moment at the Solicitors Regulation Authority's board meeting last week when the regulator was asked about its proposal for a TripAdvisor for lawyers.

How the lenders made CQS 'the only game in town'

'In a way it's jobs for the boys, but that's the way life is at the moment' - solicitors question the value of the quality scheme

To the rescue: could third-party funding save small firms

Third-party funders could help smaller firms fill the gap left by the demise of the recoverable success fee, says Kerry Underwood

Perimeter breach: Protect your law firm from hackers

Seth Berman explores the governance and operational challenges of managing cybercrime risks in law firms

Point your firm's website in the right direction

You may think your updated website is enough to draw in customers, but they'll look past the bells and whistles and find the same old attitude, says Julian Summerhayes

Update | Private client: death-bed gifts

Mark Pawlowski asks if it is possible to make a 'death-bed gift of a house while still living in it

Why pay reviews must be linked to appraisals

By Guy Vincent, Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell  

Tales from practice | Who knows where the time goes

From miscarriages of justice to goats on boats, Richard Barr 'takes a look back at his 22 years as our yokel solicitor in residence