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Cock-up, not conspiracy: preparing budgets and bills

Master Whalan's decision in Jago confirms the need for budgets and bills to be prepared by a costs lawyer, explains Paul Bracewell

Turning over pebbles: when to stop seeking disclosure and make an offer instead

There comes a point when there has to be clear advice to the client that absent any soundly based dispute of fact, the FDR should be the final hearing, urges District Judge Howard Kemp

Data privacy: the countdown to May 2018

Ahead of a shake-up of privacy law, Andrew Pincott summarises what law firms and their clients will all need to consider – and implement – over the next 12 months

Early guilty pleas: as simple as it seems?

A new approach to the guilty plea discount aims to provide more clarity over the rules, but complications may still arise in regulatory incidents, explains Kirsty Finlayson

Trust of land: when to make a Bagum order

Stephen Boyd considers the discretionary power of the court to make orders giving one party the first right to bid under section 14 of TOLATA

Directors' duties and share purchase agreements

Debbie King discusses a trio of recent cases relating to the complex area of directors' duties and the importance of carefully wording any indemnity clauses in an SPA

Leading online divorce service buys law firm

Acquisition will increase reputational profile and keep profits in-house

Beyond the brass plate

Marketing is not just something to catch the eye, it is a testimonial to what the client is about to experience from you, writes David Cliff