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SRA gives legal firms more freedom as it binds solicitors to core professional standards

New regulatory model does away with prescriptive rules in favour of principles

Are law firms doing enough to encourage gender diversity?

By Laura Brooke, Event Producer, ARK Group

Merging clients: How merging law firms can avoid losing clients

Merging law firms are at risk of losing more than a fifth of their clients. Louise Fleming and Steve Lee speak with law firm leaders about how they keep clients at the centre of merger processes

Cybercrime targets: The biggest cybersecurity weaknesses in law firms

Many UK law firms are failing to tackle their greatest risks to cybercrime, a Managing Partner survey has found. Manju Manglani reveals the biggest cybersecurity weaknesses

Social networking: Lessons from using social media to establish a NewLaw firm

Janvi Patel shares what she learned from establishing her NewLaw firm's business primarily through social media

Lying dormant

The strategic entrepreneurial approach that has made fortunes for many in Asia is yet to be reflected in philanthropy, explains Gillian Arthur

Tackling capacity

Decisions made for someone based on the principle of 'best interests' are unlikely to have the desired effect, especially where beliefs are concerned

Have you any rights?

The onus rests squarely on the shoulders of cohabiting couples to protect themselves because they will find no help from the law