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Secret talks: government misguided over new 'protected conversation' rules

The government's stubbornness in pushing for settlement agreements will only create more uncertainty for employers and staff, says Stephen Levinson

Abbey Protection buys Lewis Hymanson Small

Manchester firm says it will provide services on 'much larger scale'

Will the conventional contingency fee agreement reduce litigation funding conflict?

Simon Gibbs asks if the conventional contingency fee ?agreement will remove conflict in litigation funding

Update | Consumer law: consumer protection and plastic surgery

Geoff Simpson-Scott looks at the consumer ?protection given to victims of negligent plastic surgery

Update | Clinical negligence: Wrongful conception, delayed diagnosis of cancer

Jock Mackenzie looks at the effect of recent cases involving ?wrongful conception and a delayed diagnosis of cancer

Charities | New powers for investment of permanent endowment

When considering endowment funds, futhering the charities interests now and in the future is key, says Stephen Roberts

ABS countdown | Iceberg Ahoy

The two most important legal regulators are set to collide over a significant regulatory issue, and Stuart Bushell can't see a change of course

No pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

As they do away with traditional partnership rewards, law firms converting to alternative business structures will need to design new career and financial rewards to attract the next generation of talented lawyers, says Andrew Cromby