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European briefing

The ECJ has reminded EU institutions to protect fundamental rights fully, says Paul Stanley

South West: beating the downturn

As the credit crunch tightens its grip lawyers in the South West respond with a realistic but upbeat approach to the challenge, says Jean-Yves Gilg

Improbable golden goose

The regulation of claims farmers may have tidied up the market but web-based referral services are still mostly a waste of time and money, says Russell Conway

Feature: De-mystifying outsourcing

Originally From FD Legal magazine vol 2 Issue 6: In the first of two features on how outsourcing has risen to the top of law firm management agendas, Chris Bull strips away the mystique behind the jargon and outlines what has really been going on in the legal world over the past few years.

Guardian angel

Lawyers can do much more than just provide legal advice. Scarlett West reports on taking students at a local school under her wing

Take the plunge

Aarti Puri always wanted to help vulnerable people so she jumped at the chance to join a charity

Linklaters hires former FTC director

MAGIC-CIRCLE law firm Linklaters has boosted its US competition and anti-trust practice with the appointment of a new competition and antitrust partner in the firm's New York office.

Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany reviews recent cases on equal pay, age and religious discrimination, and compensation for failure to take up employment