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Five ways to improve your law firm's buy-sell agreement

By Julious P. Smith Jr, Chairman Emeritus, Williams Mullen

Support network: litigation friends

Francesca Gardner looks at the key role and function of litigation friends in the Court of Protection

LSC pledges to tackle civil legal aid bill rejection

Legal aid body admits inconsistent guidance but asks law firms to play their part

SRA presses on with change in financial advice rules

Clients could be referred to any financial adviser, independent or not

Grayling pushes ahead with burglar law

'We need to dispel doubts in this area once and for all'

Growth pains: How to manage client intake risks in foreign markets

Frank Maher discusses how to manage the potential client, criminal and financial risks of taking on new clients in foreign markets

Appealing to clients' emotional needs

Law firms must fundamentally reassess the way they communicate with both clients and each other if they want to survive, says Legal futurologist Dr Patrick Dixon. ?Richard Parnham reports

Law Society loses battle to keep ABSs out of Compensation Fund

Sunset clause in Legal Services Act removed by MPs