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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...

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

Against her will: the practical limitations of forced marriage protection orders

The greatest obstacle to effective enforcement of forced marriages protection orders is the fear, on the part of the individuals they seek to protect, that...

Edmonds to step down as chair of LSB

New chair must ensure regulation is 'as light touch as possible'

Break up, build up

When David Edmonds first suggested last year that all frontline regulators should be replaced with a single regulator, most of us took this with a...