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Final demands
Solicitors Journal

Final demands

Beware! Failure to demand rates may preclude subsequent recovers, warns Robert Fookes
Local bill for local people
Solicitors Journal

Local bill for local people

Stephen Matthew goes behind the headline council cuts to find out what the localism bill really means for lawyers
Return of the law lords
Solicitors Journal

Return of the law lords

After a brief flirtation with abandoning the titles of lord and lady, the Supreme Court has returned to tradition by upgrading Sir John Dyson to Lord Dyson.
Brick by brick
Solicitors Journal

Brick by brick

Mark Warwick and Paul De La Piquerie reminisce about some of 2010's juiciest commercial property disputes
Update: environment
Solicitors Journal

Update: environment

Adrienne Copithorne reviews the recent developments in costs, directives and judicial review procedure to impact eco-law
Role reversal
Solicitors Journal

Role reversal

While the jury trial in Britain is under attack, the French are keen to extend the role of juries – so what's the best option? Geraldine Gadbin-George weighs up the arguments
Vanishing point
Solicitors Journal

Vanishing point

Coupling costs reform with legal aid cuts could cause calamity for clinical negligence claimants, argues Malcolm Underhill