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Mergers can be effective in moving partners out of their comfort zones

By Andrew Hedley, Director, Hedley Consulting

Judge children's welfare 'by standards of 2012', Munby LJ says in Ultra-Orthodox ruling

Appeal judges back mother's choice of schools to ensure 'equality of opportunity'

New entrants, new rules

Saga's launch into the stand-alone legal expenses market suddenly quickens the pace of change

Legal regulation is not a uniform concept

The recent summit of legal regulators showed that the approach to regulation takes different shapes from one jurisdiction to the next, even where there is a shared legal tradition. John Flood reports

New bill will help remove the mental health stigma

A private member's bill looking at lifting the ban on serving in parliament on mental health grounds could help everybody think differently, says Jeannie Mackie

Northern delights | Leaving legal boyhood

Kevin Poulter fears he may soon be asking his trainees to pass him his slippers

Delicate touch: vulnerable beneficiary trust rules

Kelly Hardcastle explains the imminent changes to vulnerable beneficiary trust rules

Protecting the financial awards of clients is a key role of a deputy, and one of the hardest, says Eddie Fardell