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Complacency kills returns

As we approach the end of the year, it's time to reflect, consider what the future may hold and calculate investment risk, says Colin Lawson

Directors owe a range of duties to investors

The fight for business has never been tougher, and with the economy finally on the mend, now is the time to remind directors of their...

Criminal law update

Miranda Ching considers the US's approach to whistleblowing, the controversy surrounding the wearing of the niqab in criminal courts, and credit for guilty pleas

The dream of running a law firm on free software

As law firms try to find ways of cutting their IT spend, 'Damian Blackburn analyses the cost of effective technology

Local knowledge

The recent Court of Appeal ruling on tour operators' liability for accidents abroad 'merely confirms that local standards will apply to personal injury claims and...

Strategic structure: Optimise your law firm's organisational model

A good organisational structure follows firm strategy, and a good strategy is in line with ?firm structure, says Ansgar Richter

Are you sensitive to the prevailing archetype of governance within your firm?

By Greg Bott, Head of the Client Development Centre, Addleshaw Goddard 

Lord Dyson sends 'clear message' by dismissing Mitchell costs appeal

Defaults 'not minor or trivial and there was no good excuse for them'