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Homegrown talent

The English courts are fast becoming the premier enforcement jurisdiction for arbitral awards, explains Graham Huntley

Outsourcing your firm

Investment in a skilled middle man to deal with business enquiries is a wiser expenditure than aimless marketing, explains Viv Williams

Overstepping the mark

Solicitors should proceed with care when considering whether to embark on proceedings involving allegations of fraud, warns Eleanor Kilner

Boiling frog syndrome

The probate industry will witness change in years to come, even if the accountants' move into the market does not immediately impact on private client lawyers' workload, says Clive Stevens

Is the party over for litigation funders?

Third-party investors should be wary of potential 'legal sink holes' underneath big buck cases, warn Christopher Coffin and Lesley Timms

Child contact centres perform a valuable function

CCCs are not a long term solution, but they do play an important role in facilitating contact while wider issues are resolved, says Suzanne Foster

Gen Y(LAL): a lost generation of legal aid lawyers?

The once revered British legal system now presents some harsh realities, says Gimhani Eriyagolla

Raising the bar for AML and KYC due diligence

The newly appointed attorney general, Jeremy Wight, confirmed at the recent Cambridge Symposium on economic crime that new proposals were being assessed to widen criminal liability for businesses.