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Firms 'must abandon fixed retirement ages' after Seldon

Tribunal will decide whether 65 is the right age to retire former partner

SRA hits back in row over uninsured firms

The SRA has hit back after the Law Society attacked the regulator's plans to make the Compensation Fund pay for claims against uninsured law firms.

Dream chasers: Developing an entrepreneurial law firm culture

Managing partner Elikem Nutifafa Kuenyehia shares how he developed an entrepreneurial culture at Oxford & Beaumont

Sticking together

Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation offers valuable guidance for law firms, believes David Coldrick

Legal aid bill heads for Royal Assent

The legal aid bill could get Royal Assent as early as next week, after the two final attempts to amend it failed in the House of Lords last night.

Global reach

Maxine Rawlins looks at the impact of FATCA on private clients

Djanogly spares mesothelioma victims from Jackson reforms

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly told the Commons yesterday that the government was prepared to spare mesothelioma cases from the Jackson report's ban on recoverability of success fees and insurance premiums.

Law firms are not a 'social service', Lord Hope says as Seldon appeal rejected

Law firms are “exposed to all the forces of competition” and are not a “social service”, Lord Hope said today as the Supreme Court rejected an age discrimination claim brought by former senior partner Leslie Seldon.