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New money

What can law firms expect from an external investor? James Holder investigates

Efficiency drive

Becoming a compliance officer is a daunting prospect for many, so how can you best prepare for the role and what should you expect? Brian Rogers reports

Climate change

Investors need to be patient if they are to capitalise fully on the shift in economic power from west to east, cautions Rupert Elwes

Man who worked in Libya was employed in UK, Supreme Court says

An accounts manager who worked in Libya, and whose manager was based in Cairo, was employed in the UK and could claim unfair dismissal, the Supreme Court has ruled.

'Too much focus on process' in radical court restructuring

Huge rises in limit for county court claims, small claims and RTA portal

Property ladder

Equity release is gaining in popularity as a viable retirement tool, says Andrea Rozario

Ministers go ahead with six-month limit for care proceedings

Guillotine risks 'parental backlash', FLBA leader warns

Supreme Court goes beyond Strasbourg in right-to-life ruling

Hospital owed duty under article 2 to voluntary psychiatric patient