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Bank debt per equity partner rises more than a third in just one year

Lenders pressure law firms to convert overdrafts to loans to speed up repayments

Have we missed the reintroduction of 'peine forte et dure' in the criminal courts?

The purpose of admissions is being manipulated to the prosecution's benefit. John Cooper QC writes

From the Archive - May 23, 1903

The Employment of Children Bill now before Parliament proposes to make some important changes in the law. It proposes that a county or borough council may make bye-laws as to the age below which employment is illegal, as to hours between which employment is illegal, and as to the total number of hours which a person under fourteen may work in any one day or week.

Claimant firms must prepare for the long haul

Understanding how litigation strategies affect cash flow will allow claimant firms to hold their nerve in the face of obstructive defendant tactics, advises Matthew Gwynne

The compliance benefits of ethical behaviours

A tension lies in reconciling the appropriate ethical response with the realities and pressures of working in the modern legal industry, writes Tracey Calvert

Is Broadhurst v Tan 'a step backwards?

Broadhust's impact is being felt as it incentivises claimants - and it is in the interests of claimants - to make early strong part 36 offers, writes Mukesh Kainth

Why you need a good punchline

In a regular series, Helen Hamilton-Shaw reflects on the key findings of the mystery shopping undertaken as part of LawNet's audited client care programme

The new business model romancing the legal profession

A thought-provoking move could be about to simultaneously rescue and destroy our industry. And the strangest thing about it? It has more in common with cult dating site Tinder than it does with any of the legal sector's customs and traditions.