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Claims managers will exploit small claims increase, APIL president warns

'Insurers will waste no time trying to cut lawyers out of the system'

An Innocent mistake

Managing intellectual property is essential from day one, as Innocent learnt at the High Court. Thaynes Forbes examines why Innocent may lose the rights to its famous logo, and the importance of innovative intellectual property

European briefing | Scope of damages

Paul Stanley looks at a recent case that sought to clarify whether a directive designed to protect the environment could also protect against a reduction of the value of private property

Lucky number seven for the SRA handbook?

Susanna Heley summarises the unprecedented rate of change felt by the profession over the last year and a half and reminds us there is more to come

Comparison contrast

Where deprivation of liberty is concerned, says David Hewitt, there is an alternative to the subjective approach

Life in crime | Is the Canadian legal aid model something to aspire to?

Chris Grayling insists that Canadas model for legal aid is one to be emulated, but look beyond the headlines and you find concern says Lucy Corrin

Case in point | My kingdom for a hearse

Richard Easton considers who owns the body of a certain medieval king, and asks who does in fact own dead bodies

Felix | Will you miss it when it's gone?

We all look back through rose-tinted glasses at the past, says Felix, but we must learn lessons for the future