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What does the future hold for business technology in law firms?

By Neil Davison, Head of IT, Farrer & Co

Could consumer protection laws help defective implant claimants?

Women with no clinical need for the removal of faulty breast implants are left with no obvious remedy, unless they can be allowed to rely...

Payne Hicks Beach among firms heading LeO's 'list of shame'

Complaint about family law department triggers compensation award

Workshop: Property: buying repossessed

John Coulter considers how to handle restrictions on titles and other pitfalls when acting for buyers of respossessed property being sold by lenders

The internet needs new boundaries

The re-printing in Britain of pictures of Prince Harry first published in the US are a further illustration of the need to protect privacy in...

Update | Health & safety

Zahra Nanji revisits the government's new scheme to recover costs incurred through health and safety breaches and proposals to introduce European-style deregulation

Editor's blog | Return of the private client lawyer

Providing innovative end-to-end legal and non-legal services for wills and probate clients could breathe new life into high street firms

Family business | Be wary of befriending clients

Getting involved with clients is not only unprofessional, it might put you in 'a difficult position when billing for your work, says Marilyn Stowe