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How useful were PI claim inducements?

An unorthodox marketing experiment shows that PI clients are not the money-grabbing beings the government purports them to be, argues Caroline Sergeant

Shared values, not strategy, differentiate law firms in competitive markets

By Vicky Brackett, Managing Partner, Thomas Eggar

Stress and mental health remain primary reason for days off work

One third of employers are not taking any action to address the issue

Justice…

…Minister Simon Hughes MP has promised a government announcement on the thorny issue of litigants in person within the coming weeks.

Grayling is a headache for the profession

The justice secretary's defeat in the judicial review case brought by the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association was humiliating.

Hulk QC doesn't like smashing countries

SJ's John van der Luit-Drummond takes diplomatic advice from Barrister Hulk QC

ABSs have changed the partnership game

Natasza Slater discusses why a generation of lawyers are chasing in-house roles and dissembling the partnership driven dream

Disclosing knowledge of knotweed needs to be more transparent

Nic Seal tells SJ what all solicitors should know about Japanese knotweed during the conveyancing process