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The SRA has six million files in storage

£4.4m storage costs from last 30 interventions could have been cut to £1.9m

Badge of honour?

The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies should no longer be considered 'tax havens', according to UK prime minister David Cameron, but Fiona Le Poidevin wonders whether this will be the death knell for that label

Company law update

Debbie King reviews the requirement of carrying on of business for a partnership to exist at all, and the new rules on company directors' remuneration

Justice done, justice undone

A so-called efficiency trial at Richard Barr's ?new combined court turns out to be worse ?than Ted Heath's three-day week

Cold calling

Legal professionals don't like to think of their work as sales, but they can't afford to let too many clients 'cool off' either, says Sofia Tayton

Word gets around

Are you making business friends and influencing people regularly? Everyone should be constantly networking, whether they like it or not, says Geraint Jones

Blotting your copybook

Will drafting aims are often overlooked, as case law tells us. But there is really no excuse for sloppy mistakes, says Hannah Herbert

Organically grown

In a highly competitive market, strong referral relationships are more important than ever and can help attract clients, says Charles Wootton