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No win, no fee, no way

When Ken Clarke unveiled his widely anticipated plans to reform no win, no fee arrangements last Tuesday, nobody expected that he would also put forward another set of proposals for the reform of the civil justice system as a whole. In the maelstrom that engulfed the personal injury world later that day, one issue was remarkably absent...

Suit yourself

The Supreme Court's decision to abolish experts' immunity from suit has left witnesses open to negligence claims, but to what extent will things really change? Danielle Best examines the implications, and Martin Spencer QC advises on what experts should do next

Back to basics

Jonathan Smithers harks back to a time of the beautiful contract

Attention seeking

Law firms could learn a thing or two about communication from the church, says Russell Conway

For whom the bell tolls not

Andrew Lugger kicks off his new series on the glory and gore of our legal history

Editor's letter: What it takes

This issue looks at what it takes to be a successful managing partner, notes Manju Manglani

Who are you? Find out if you are a routine or an innovative managing partner

Are you a routine or an innovative managing partner? Dr Ad Kil reveals how to assess where you fit within the legal sector

Justice select committee 'pulls its punches' on legal aid

The justice select committee has “pulled its punches” in its report on legal aid published today, Steve Hynes, director of the Legal Action Group, has said.