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Behind bars | Waiving client confidentiality

The arrest of Ian Brady's mental health advocate for alledgedly failing to pass on 'information about the location of a victim's corpse has important lessons about 'the scope of legal privilege, says Richard Easton

It's time to start planning for when you will step down as managing partner

By Nick Jarrett-Kerr, Visiting Professor, Nottingham Law School

Penelope Williams explains a 'once-in-a-generation' tax opportunity for UK-domiciled Americans

Law Commission proposes to end big divorce awards after short marriages

Property acquired before marriage or inherited after would no longer be shared

Firm converts to ABS to attract buyers

Niche firm not interested in external investment but open to offers of purchase

New team at MoJ announces first rethink

Rethink on proposals to cut minor criminal compensation payments

Life after managing partner: All by myself

By Michael Shaw, Consultant and Former Managing Partner, Cobbetts

Litigation focus | Broader funding opportunities: introducing damages-based agreements

Graham Huntley discusses the potential impact of damages-based agreements as we approach their roll out across all types of civil litigation