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By the way | Eking out the holiday glow

Catherine Burtinshaw spends two weeks under the Sicilian sun 'and finds returning to work a surprisingly pleasant experience

Unleashed | The right to choose is sacred

A client's right to choose who represents them is an essential tenet of legal practice, says Russell Conway. In destroying that, the government is destroying...

A return to the bad old days

Cuts to legal aid and price competitve tendering will mean a return to the miscarriages of justice seen in the 1970s and 80s, says Jon...

New QualitySolicitors service remains a mystery

'Change in service delivery' and partnership with LegalZoom to launch later this year

Property Focus | Seeing clearly: greater transparency in rights to light

The Law Commission's consultation on rights to light is welcome, says Steve Smith, but they can't please everyone

Property Focus | What is a flat? Evaluating Jafton Properties Limited

The Court of Appeal judgment in Jafton Properties Limited held that sub-let flats used 'as service apartments were commercial properties. Natasha Rees reports on the...

Do law firms need one management board or two?

By Guy Vincent, Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell

Honestly speaking: The healing power of honest conversations

Mark Brandon and Jonathan Macfarlane explore how honest ?conversations can have a 'healing power' in professional relationships