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Crisis of confidence: Data protection issues for law firms in the EU

Firms in the EU are at higher risk of incurring penalties for failing to protect client data, warn Andrew Horrocks and Charlotte Worlock of Clyde & Co

Is Nicklinson a case for the courts?

No, says Clive Sims. A full examination of the issues can only be made by parliament

Come together

Collaborative law can provide clients with the control and privacy needed to resolve family disputes, says Jane Cowley

Stop navel gazing and focus on your clients' changing needs

By Julious P. Smith, Jr, Chairman Emeritus, Williams Mullen

Council breached equality duty with library cuts

Surrey County Council breached its public sector equality duty by voting through a plan to replace professional librarians with volunteers, the High Court has ruled.

Strasbourg judges reject terrorism suspects' extradition appeal

The European Court of Human Rights disappointed many of its critics this morning by rejecting the claims of five men charged with terrorism offences in the US that extradition would violate their human rights.

Drop the sales pitch for a stewardship-approach, Colin Lawson tells wealth management companies

Courts without lawyers

Litigants in person don't represent themselves by choice. Mostly they do so either because their claim falls outside the scope of legal aid or because they cannot afford a lawyer or don't regard it as value.