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Questioning assumptions

The Jackson reforms simply acknowledge that the ability to litigate at a proportionate cost should be available to both claimants and defendants, says Simon Gibbs

Professional negligence update

Victoria Brackett and Katie Papworth review cases involving compensation for financial advice, the extent of surveyors' duty of care to property buyers and the scope of a solicitor's retainer

The famous 34

Thirty four organisations had applied to become alternative business structure by the end of the first week the SRA started operating as a licensing authority. We have a crack at identifying them, blending hard information and educated guesswork

How to ensure a genuine client focus

By Beverly Landais, CEO, Devereux Chambers

On the beat

Sophie Khan talks law and disorder

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.

Bevan Ashford can be sued by wife of fraudster

Free services bring in clients but 'can come back and bite you'

Assisted dying should be legalised, commission says

Canon is sole opponent to reviewing the law