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Update | Pensions: Same-sex partnerships and defined benefit pension schemes?

As same-sex partnerships gain increasing equality, Jennie Kreser looks at the likely impact on defined benefit pension schemes

Update | Employment: controversial reform proposals

Its been a controversial few months, with various employment reforms under proposal. Stephen Levinson reports

By the way | The best laid plans

Thanks to a regimented to-do list and a detective trainee, Catherine Burtinshaw relates the various successes of another month in practice

Back to brilliant basics

For better or worse, most people take just seconds to form an opinion of a firm based on a first impression. Jonathan Smithers looks at service delivery from the clients perspective

Budget tax threat to LLPs

The government need not take drastic measures to address the mischief of disguised employment relationships, argues David Ludlow

Family mediation service aims to fill gap left by LASPO

Lawyer Supported Mediation launches across London on 1 April

Justice badly served by 'emasculation of legal aid', appeal judge says

Impossible to 'shift intransigent parties' into mediation

Onus on firms to show no referral fee being paid

Referrals between companies in same group will be caught