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Government to impose six-month limit on care proceedings

The government has decided to bring in a new law imposing a six-month limit on care proceedings in its response to the Norgrove report.

Mixed reaction to postponement of Jackson reforms

FOIL disappointed by delay, but Law Society welcomes 'breathing space'

Cross-selling simply doesn't work and, in most law firms, never will – at least for the time being

By Paul Brent, Marketing Director, Boyes Turner

Most barristers open-minded on working at ABSs

Most barristers are con-sidering or might consider working in an ABS, a survey of 3,000 barristers for the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board has revealed.

Djanogly gives ground on medical negligence and domestic violence

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has said the government will make compromises on legal aid for children in medical negligence cases and the definition of domestic violence, while refusing to budge on the “main tenets” of the legal aid bill.

Fixed-share partners cannot 'have their cake and eat it'

Lester Aldridge partner not an employee, appeal judges decide

Off target

The adoption system needs vast improvements – but imposing stringent time limits is illogical and unhelpful, argues Graham Pegg

New beginnings

First Silverbeck Rymer, now Russell Jones & Walker. Are the first law firms to be acquired as part of alternative business structure plans a sign of things to come? Mike Scutt reports