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Of mice and clients

Your client smells, needs emergency assistance to avoid being kicked out of his council flat overnight, and will not say thank you. Russell Conway opens his housing lawyer diary

Turkeys and Christmas

You may have slightly ODd on the turkey last week and only just started to relax after the excesses of Christmas. Don't. Because if you're like the rest of us at Solicitors Journal, you are probably about to seriously OD on another delicacy: alternative business structures.

Mistletoe and wine

It can only be January. Office chat on the first day back from the Christmas break consisted of diets, fitness ambitions, outrageously increased commuting costs and forward holiday planning to aid the long haul to the month's end.

On the beat

Sophie Khan talks law and disorder

How to ensure a genuine client focus

By Beverly Landais, CEO, Devereux Chambers

Everyman Legal to launch business hub franchise

Everyman Legal, the Oxfordshire 'virtual' law firm, has announced plans to launch a franchise operation which would create business hubs for commercial lawyers in towns across the country.

SRA unveils 'flexible' ABS application process

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has unveiled the two-stage application process to be followed by organisations seeking authorisation to trade as alternative business structures.

Dog attack judge retires

A circuit judge who was convicted for owning a dangerous dog and fined £2,500 has retired.