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Add-backs on divorce

Before pursuing a claim for add-backs, consider the merits of your client's case, advises Claire Reid

Changes on the horizon

Sarah Ainslie believes the Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill will help the Scottish legal system overthrow its costly and inefficient reputation

Riding the entrepreneurial wave

With an increased entrepreneurial spirit driving growth in the legal industry, John van der Luit-Drummond wonders who the real innovators are and if they will succeed in implementing real change to the profession

Consultation to be held on 'fragmented' electoral law

Law Commission proposes that laws governing elections should be rationalised into a single framework

Taking the spirit of pre-action?

Eleanor Kilner questions whether the professional negligence pre-action protocol is really fit for purpose

A time for reflection or a time for action?

Viv Williams suggests some New Year's resolutions for firms aiming to adapt to a changing market

Kicking and screaming

The Chancery Division is being dragged into the world of modern court processes and electronic filing, explains Francesca Kaye

The Game is afoot

Does the Supreme Court's rejection of the 'pay-as-you stay' appeal mean the game is up for administrators, asks Sri Carmichael