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iRights is too powerful a tool for fickle youth

Pippa Allsop disagrees with the initiative aimed at protecting children, saying lessons of responsibility are best learnt the hard way

An abuse of QOCS

Although not binding, a county court ruling is a reminder that claimants should not be encouraged to pursue poor claims and still be protected by...

Is the financial list a welcome initiative?

Unless the value of the claim is over £50m, cases must rely on the opinion of a judge without financial markets expertise, Kevin Bonavia and...

Global ADR institute signs up its 14,000th member

Achievement marks a major milestone for the institute, especially during its centenary year

The recruitment trends in Europe's fastest growing city

Catherine Henry discusses the demand for lawyers in the North East, where property booms and the same old story plays out for criminal practitioners

Bridging the device divide

While Microsoft's new Office offering still has its quirks, there are enough signs of improvement for law firms to considering investing in Macs, explains Damian...

PII Focus August 2015

Your essential guide on how to get the best deal, professional negligence hot spots, and much, much more

The dangers of diversity data collection

Brian Rogers advises on how to avoid breaching the Data Protection Act while aggregating diversity statistics for the SRA