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On the beat | Total surveillance

The extension of police powers to indiscriminantly 'snoop' on communications data is an infringement of human rights

A people business: Increasing staff happiness and firm profits

Managing director Rob Bhol reveals how developing a happy workforce created higher profits at DBS Law

Clocking lawyers: Why law firms need automated time capture systems

Automated time capture tools can significantly increase billable hours, says Neil Cameron

Locked-in syndrome sufferer starts right-to-die appeal

Lawyers say court should intervene without waiting for parliament to legislate where human rights are concerned

Minor changes to a document can affect its integrity

Seemingly inconsequential changes to a contract or process can 'have far-reaching effects, says Jonathan Smithers as he muses 'about recent trends in the conveyancing sector

New joint parenting laws are not just unnecessary, they are dangerous

Instead of jeopardising the flexible, child-focused set of principles developed under the Children Act, the government should improve the enforceability of contact orders, says Stuart Ruff

When successive contracts amount to continuous employment

The decision to allow a lapdancer employed through a succession of contracts to bring an unfair dismissal claim has widened the definition of employee, but may not readily transfer 'to more mainstream occupations, says Anna Macey

Regulatory watch | Simplifying the regulatory maze

Susanna Heley ponders the continental system of regulation, and asks whether it's time the UK changed its approach