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Lawyers must summon their entrepreneurial spirit

The new era of competition will define the future of many firms, whether that means success or failure, and the ABS model could be the...

A privileged position

Recent decisions illustrate how the two elements of the litigation privilege test are strictly applied by the courts, says Julian Copeman

Disrepair, default judgments and debarring orders

Morayo Fagborun Bennett offers some advice for setting aside default judgments in the post-Mitchell world

Commercial contracts update

Mark Lucas and Matthew Peto look at the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 and the issue of good faith

Commercial property update

Magnus Hassett and Nikolas Ireland discuss Land Registry practice, leases, M&S's failed appeal, insuring trees and the new capital allowance rules

Surely you can't be serious

If the intention of cost budgeting is to bring down the cost of litigation, it is doomed to fail, says Richard Barr

Mapping the future

Family grievances and financial mismanagement can threaten investments as much as tax and legislative changes, say Charles Gowlland and Frank Akers-Douglas

Join the dots

With activities-based regulation on the agenda, practices with a multidisciplinary approach are already reaping the commercial benefits, says Ian Muirhead