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Update | Health & safety

Zahra Nanji revisits the government's new scheme to recover costs incurred through health and safety breaches and proposals to introduce European-style deregulation

Editor's blog | Return of the private client lawyer

Providing innovative end-to-end legal and non-legal services for wills and probate clients could breathe new life into high street firms

Family business | Be wary of befriending clients

Getting involved with clients is not only unprofessional, it might put you in 'a difficult position when billing for your work, says Marilyn Stowe

Rectification revivified

In an economic environment where businesses are frequently re-examining the extent of their contractual obligations, lawyers are confronted on almost a daily basis with the question: ?what does my contract mean? Not infrequently, the uncomfortable answer may be different from the client's expectations and the lawyer is left reaching for the corrective toolbox.

Tales from practice | Feeling good

Enthused by the Olympic spirit Richard Barr jumps on his bike to rescue the country from austerity

Cable announces plans to cap unfair dismissal awards

No exemption for businesses with less than 10 staff

Connectivity sting: How social media and the cloud enable team defections

Julian Parker and Vijay Rathour explore how to tackle team defections organised in social media and the cloud

Getting away with it: rogue executors

What forms of recourse exist for rogue executors? David Endicott considers the options