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Foster carers' views on sexuality are relevant, High Court rules

The views of prospective foster carers on sexuality are relevant and should be considered by councils to the extent that they affect the treatment of children, the High Court has ruled.

Savvy firms will use ABSs as a tool to achieve competitive advantage

By Michael Roch, Partner, Kerma Partners

Most small to mid-sized firms have trouble with risk management

By Thomas Berman, Principal, Berman & Associates

East-west cultural differences can significantly affect firm performance

By Robert Sawhney, Managing Director, SRC Associates

Discourage 'drunk' lawyering: change the long hours culture in law firms

By Fiona Severs, Director, Lexington Gray

'Bureaucratic machinery' of land registration does not trump reality

The “bureaucratic machinery” behind the registration of land does not “trump reality”, appeal judges have ruled.

Solicitors divided over impact of compulsory mediation assessments

Family lawyers are divided over the impact of the extension of compulsory mediation assessment sessions announced by the Ministry of Justice last week. The requirement to attend a session currently applies only to legal aid clients.

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Michael Dempsey lifts the lid on the emerging phenomenon of 'hot tubbing'