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Lowering the bar

As the deadline for NHS continuing healthcare claims looms, Michael Furminger says the basic issues for scoring eligibility are key

Underhill J's tribunal changes set for the summer

Stronger strike out powers and new procedures for preliminary hearings

Badge of honour

Colleagues may understand your role, but how would you handle loathing and curiosity from the outside world? Sofia Tayton offers her take

The future for small law firms looks more challenging than ever

By Tim Aspinall, Managing Partner, DMH Stallard

Rosling King's litigation tactics 'verging on the contumelious'

Judge condemns 'wholly unacceptable' approach to court order

Capacity limit: could your client's will be challenged?

Hawes provides further guidance on the circumstances where a will drafted by an experienced solicitor may be challenged, so how much clearer are practitioners about their duties, ask ?Emily Exton and Katherine Robinson

Pushing a firm from one of many to one off

Asking questions and challenging long-held assumptions ?is essential to push a firm from one of many to one off, ?says Julian Summerhayes

Editor's blog | Sub-primes for lawyers

Atteys and Blakemores were the legal profession's Lehman Brothers, but will the SRA go the same way as RBS?