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Why incorporate your practice?

A corporate structure allows fee earners to focus on clients and makes your firm more nimble, says Simon Leyland

Getting the message across to your target market

However much or little you choose to pay for advertising, make sure it reaches the intended client base, says Catherine Maxfield

Rules of engagement: developing an effective learning programme

Understanding business goals and engaging with key stakeholders in your firm are essential steps to run an effective skills development programme, says Jamie Butler as...

Foul play is a crime

Intentional violence in sport is not sport, says Felix

Family mediation needs more support from government

With lingering tension between lawyers and mediators, alternative dispute resolution must be given greater practical encouragement by judges and government if it is to 'become...

Firms' consumer credit activities can no longer be incidental

If your firm continues to permit payments by instalments, it needs to make changes now or risk acting unlawfully, says Susanna Heley

Local Authority v TZ and NHS v M and K

Lynsey Colman sums up two new Court of Protection cases

Parallel tracks: judicial review and freedom of information requests

It can make practical sense for applicants seeking disclosure to run both judicial?review and freedom of information proceedings together, says Gregory Jones QC