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Life after managing partner: All by myself

By Michael Shaw, Consultant and Former Managing Partner, Cobbetts

Litigation focus | Broader funding opportunities: introducing damages-based agreements

Graham Huntley discusses the potential impact of damages-based agreements as we approach their roll out across all types of civil litigation

Litigation focus | Investment culture: The future of third-party funding

Venture capitalists remain interested in high-value litigation but is there an ?emerging market for funding smaller cases? Nick Rowles-Davies reports

Litigation focus | A guiding hand: how to handle the rise in self-represented litigants

District Judge Tim Jenkins considers recent attempts by the courts, lawyers and other professionals to mitigate ?the risks associated with ?the sharp rise in self-represented litigants

Litigation focus | Keeping it in proportion: Accepting the repercussions of the new costs regime

The new costs regime may not appeal to everyone but, as Iain Stark explains, it's on its way and for clients, it can't come soon enough

Litigation focus | Gentle persuasion: Easing lawyers into embracing alternative dispute resolution

Alternative dispute resolution, by its nature, ?must be entered into willingly by both parties. Julian Copeman asks to what extent ?lawyers have a duty to encourage their ?clients to use this method of settlement ?at an early stage in proceedings

Litigation focus | Russian backlash: foreign nationals and English courts' jurisdiction

Will Russian parties be forced home to resolve their legal disputes, ask David Allen, Philippa Charles and ?Julie Bowring

Jackson means less work and redundancies, survey suggests

Six out of ten claimant firms expect to shed jobs