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Protective costs orders in environmental cases

The UK is still failing to comply with the Aarhus Convention by making some environmental cases prohibitively expensive for claimants, says Annabel Graham Paul

Avoiding the suggestion of undue influence

Richard McDermott and Adam Carvalho look at recent developments in relation to the tests for capacity and the courts' approach to the construction of wills

Welcome change

Victoria Mahon de Palacios discusses the surprises contained in the Autumn Statement and other developments relating to investor visas and proprietary estoppel

Coffee with Mrs Angry

More can be achieved by friendly contact (and a hot beverage) than through confrontation, says Richard Barr

Hidden prejudice: Tips for tackling unconscious bias in your law firm

Sneha Khilay considers how unconscious bias emerges in the workplace and what can be done to combat it

SJ on how to improve your chances of being published

SJ's editor at large Kevin Poulter, managing editor Laura Clenshaw and legal reporter John van der Luit-Drummond discuss why penning a piece is such a...

Continual adaption: What general counsel expect from law firms

Law firms that change their thinking can charge high rates and maintain client loyalty, says Lisa Hart Shepherd

10 Questions - Neville Eisenberg: Life after five terms as managing partner

Berwin Leighton Paisner's managing partner shares with Manju Manglani what he learnt in the role as his fifth and final term comes to an end