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Discourage 'drunk' lawyering: change the long hours culture in law firms

By Fiona Severs, Director, Lexington Gray

East-west cultural differences can significantly affect firm performance

By Robert Sawhney, Managing Director, SRC Associates

Most small to mid-sized firms have trouble with risk management

By Thomas Berman, Principal, Berman & Associates

Savvy firms will use ABSs as a tool to achieve competitive advantage

By Michael Roch, Partner, Kerma Partners

'Bureaucratic machinery' of land registration does not trump reality

The “bureaucratic machinery” behind the registration of land does not “trump reality”, appeal judges have ruled.

Mind your Ps and Qs

Innocent until you drop your 't'? The courts need formality, says Felix

Speakeasy

Weaning people off litigation is a great idea, but would a little more warning have hurt? Lindsay Halliwell offers a cautious welcome to the new rules making it compulsory for divorcing couples to consider mediation

Common ground

William Webster and Paul Wilmshurst uncover the difficulties landowners face when defending a village green application