Full capacity: should you take instructions from client?
Litigators should be attuned to capacity issues before taking or proceedings with client instructions, warns Hannah Mantle
7 March 2019
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Going it alone: facing the family court without legal representation
The growing numbers of litigants in person in the family courts is having a major impact on the dispute resolution process in general and on those involved in particular, including lawyers, says Carla Ditz
6 March 2019
Nearly half of law firms now set up as corporate entities
Decline in traditional partnerships suggests new approach to legal business
6 March 2019
In a spin
Anti-money laundering procedures are going under the microscope in 2019. Hannah Gannagé-Stewart looks at why no firm is exempt from needing top-notch AML compliance going forward
1 March 2019
Cheap gatekeepers: the false economy of inexperienced triage staff
The Civil Liability Bill will prompt even more firms to consider recruiting low-level call handlers to keep costs down; that’s a risky response, warns David Kirwan
1 March 2019
Beautiful data: analytics can help us ask ourselves the right questions
Reporting systems only give us poor averages about the likely cost or duration of a case, argues Alan Larkin as he mines client data for more accurate approaches
1 March 2019
Uncertainty persists around fee-charging McKenzie Friends
The Judicial Executive Board (JEB) has called on the government to decide on the legitimacy of fee-earning Mckenzie Friends, following its three-year consultation on possible reforms to the arrange
27 February 2019
Thoroughly modern disclosure
A new pilot scheme intends to bring about a change in attitude to disclosure but its success will require commitment from all concerned, says Francesca Kaye
1 February 2019
Costs ABS enters administration
Manchester-based Just Costs Solicitors has gone into administration, according to reports today.
28 January 2019
Housing court proposals met with scepticism
Government proposals to establish a specialist housing court in the hope of reducing delays have been met with scepticism by the Civil Justice Council (CJC) this week.
25 January 2019
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