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New cost budgeting rules will change the perception of 'reasonableness'

Budgeting requirements coming into force next year will bring about ?much-needed downward pressure on costs, says Simon Gibbs

Update | Environment: Protection of open spaces

The decision of the Court of Appeal in Barkas leaves a gap in the law that makes other means of protecting open spaces necessary, says Adrienne Copithorne

ABS diary | Treading a fine line

Juggling practice management and fee earning work may be enjoyable for Bernadette Summers, but it's a tough task and sacrifices must be made to ensure the firm's smooth running

By the way | Greenwich mediation time

The journey to Cardiff for a day of mediation isn't a pleasant one for Catherine Burtinshaw

Frontline | Unleashed

Pulled out of the darkness and into the light, Russell Conway is forced to ?face some difficult truths

Repackaging knowledge: Using KM to win new business

Paul Byfield discusses how KM can be used as a tool to market your firm's skills and expertise to clients

Should common law marriage be entrenched in law as well as in the public consciousness? asks Clare Williams

Adjudicators cannot charge for unenforceable decisions, appeal judges rule

Lord Dyson warns of risk that firms could be discouraged from using process