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Professional service firms face similar issues when it comes to business development

By Tony Reiss, Founding Principal, Sherwood PSF Consulting

Appeal judges back farmer on polytunnels

The Court of Appeal has backed a Herefordshire farmer who uses polytunnels to grow soft fruit on his farm in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the Wye Valley.

Employment tribunal claims must be lodged with Acas, Cable says

Business secretary Vince Cable launched plans this morning to cut the number of employment tribunal claims by requiring all of them to be lodged with Acas.

Global firms should worry more about brand experience than single profit pools

By Andrew Hedley, Director, Hedley Consulting

Stop fixing women: make law firms gender bilingual

By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO, 20-First

Regular communication is key to effective risk management

By Thomas Berman, Principal, Berman & Associates

Keep clients happy: stop pressuring associates on billable hours

By Lauren Stiller Rikleen, President, Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership

Editor's letter: Keeping it fresh

This issue is dedicated to helping law firms to review plans and push through initiatives in the coming year, notes Manju Manglani