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Beware the pitfalls of clients retaining consultants

When drafting consultancy agreements, remember to specify expectations, draw the lines and ensure that employment contract law doesn't cloud the service provision, says Jonathan TR...

Crime update

Rebecca Meads discusses the latest on 'tax dodging', sentencing guidelines for financial crime and personal data rights

Are trainees truly wannabe solicitors or just bona fide dogsbodies for firms?

Have you been swept up by an opportunity without considering the calibre of what you are really being offered, asks Pippa Allsop

Residential property update

Practitioners are feeling the effects as their clients experience delays or difficulties in securing mortgages, says Glenda Ferneyhough

Higher or lower?

Are you playing your CPR cards right, asks Catherine Burtinshaw

Keep up with savvy shoppers

The high street is constantly reinventing itself to keep up with consumer preferences.

Combining courts: could it affect clients' views about justice?

It's not just the outcome but where you hear it that's important, says Russell Conway

How to win friends and influence people

In negotiation, differences can actually mean solutions, says Carlyn Weale