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Deprivation of liberty: current approach leaves vulnerable clients with limited protection

Disabled clients have been left with no meaningful right to liberty following the emergence of the 'relative normality' concept and the introduction of an able-bodied...

Things can only get better, but not just yet

There may be more solicitors than ever but the number of firms will continue to decline

Gold nuggets: acquiring troubled law firms

A legal services landscape littered with the barely breathing bodies of distressed competitors presents opportunities for well-managed and well-financed firms, says Mark Feeney

Competency comes first

The NHS' approach to clinical negligence claims undermines the true value of human life. This must change if relevant bodies can work together, says Michael...

The ban on referral fees and how to stay small and still make money

Becoming an ABS may not be the 'golden ticket', but for large insurers it might as well be

Equality is only available to women who conform with traditional male values

Talented women lawyers struggle to make partner level in large firms who continue to operate in a masculine working environment

Time on our hands

When further cost cuts are made in April, what will we do with our time, asks Felix

Claimant lawyers have won a reprieve over small claims

In an unlikely move, the Ministry of Justice appears to have listened to the concerns of claimant personal injury lawyers, but will this last, asks...