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Brand proposition: Developing and launching Access Legal

Judith Dorkins shares her experiences in developing and launching Shoosmiths' consumer brand, Access Legal

Adapting structures: Preparing for the onset of alternative business structures

Managing partner Simon Gibson reveals how Kirwans has adapted to meet the challenges of alternative business structures

City firms not a major regulatory concern, LSB says

City and larger firms serving a corporate client base are not a major regulatory concern, the Legal Services Board has acknowledged.

Bar Standards Board moves to lay majority

The Bar Standards Board has become the latest and only the second of the larger frontline regulators to appoint a board with a lay majority.

New traineeship model addresses recruitment challenges

A new training contract model launched this week promises to help firms and candidates encountering recruitment difficulties in the current economic climate by matching recruiters and applicants in a more flexible framework.

Unlocking the value

Research or valuation of a chattel that increases its value ?is grounds for lien. Ruth Hughes considers the judgment ?in Spencer v S Franses Ltd

Further accommodation for religious conscience 'unacceptable'

Protect equality laws from 'religious onslaught'

Disappointment as government shelves cohabitation reform

No evidence that change is urgently needed, justice minister says