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Were compliance officers really necessary?

Has the SRA created unnecessary problems for itself and solicitors' firms alike with the way ?it has drafted and implemented the Authorisation Rules, asks Matthew Moore

Protecting the public and our reputation

Making will writing a regulated activity will not only protect the public, it will 'restore trust in the solicitor profession, says Gaynor Lanceley

Effective succession planning

Law firm hierarchies are no longer dictated by the 'number of years served, explains Julian Summerhayes. 'If you want your firm to remain buoyant in a competitive market, strategic succession planning is vital

Family business | The government's self-help approach to family justice is misguided

A rising trend in the appearance of litigants in person signals a need for legal resources to be more widely available to the general public. But the government are failing to provide it, Marilyn Stowe argues

OFT attacks complexity of legal complaints process

One third of dissatisfied clients do not understand how to complain

Civil procedure rules for interlocutory appeals

Unless there is a change to the way that interlocutory costs are dealt with, ?Seamus Smyth foresees a return to pre-CPR summary assessment

Folklaw | The Profumo scandal scapegoat

Andrew Lugger examines the charges brought against 'Dr Stephen Ward under the Sexual Offences Act 1956

Tales from practice | Welcome distractions

'New Year, but one thing leads to another...