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Stop navel gazing and focus on your clients' changing needs

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

Council breached equality duty with library cuts

Surrey County Council breached its public sector equality duty by voting through a plan to replace professional librarians with volunteers, the High Court has ruled.

Strasbourg judges reject terrorism suspects' extradition appeal

The European Court of Human Rights disappointed many of its critics this morning by rejecting the claims of five men charged with terrorism offences in the US that extradition would violate their human rights.

Drop the sales pitch for a stewardship-approach, Colin Lawson tells wealth management companies

LeO could name lawyers before making decisions

Lawyers could be named and shamed even before a complaint against them has been decided under new proposals unveiled by the Legal Ombudsman.

LSB feels the heat as barristers call for reduced role

Regulator has 'outlived original purpose' and 'bulk of objectives' already met

Children update

As the courts are getting to grips with new family models, Noel Arnold reviews how they approach the protection of children's interests

Landlord and tenant update

Tessa Shepperson reviews the effectiveness of tenancy deposit regulation, including the de facto unenforceability of landlords' financial penalties, and whether the new provisions in the Localism Act will make a difference at all