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Expulsion provisions: How law firms are destroying partner loyalty

No-fault partner expulsions and mandatory retirement clauses are bringing an end to traditional partnerships, warn Jon Haley and Anna Gregory

Evaluating leaders: Getting the most value out of managing partners

Managing partners who are evaluated in the same way as their partners are more effective managers and leaders, says Joey Smith

The court of the future is online

Online dispute resolution systems, such as eBay, cited as a way of bringing the court system into the 21st century, reports Catherine Baksi

Supreme Court grants appeal to criminal barristers over QASA

Court to hear argument as to the correctness of assumptions made by the Court of Appeal

Rebalancing the tax landscape

The number of considerations non-UK resident individuals have to make before purchasing residential property has recently increased significantly, and it shows no signs of slowing...

Plans to digitise Local Land Charges Register welcomed by property professionals

Infrastructure Act will help the Land Registry to improve the conveyancing process

Insolvency profession calls for the return of Criminal Bankruptcy

Criminal Bankruptcy Orders offer a more effective retrieval of funds from defendants than confiscation orders

Fifty Shades of Grey effect

The cold snap has continued into February, but it was reassuring to see the last remaining seconds of daylight as I left the office (on...