With the NHS under increasing pressure to slash costs, including its legal spend, a new dynamic in the healthcare legal market is emerging. So how are firms coping, and where do they see the opportunities? Jenny Ramage reports
Peter Hill and Tarmina Dent review cases on collective agreements, limitation periods in procurement challenges, disability and local authorities' duty and deceiving the planning authorities
Despite the recession slowing down the progress of many charities in the North East, as the economy improves the third sector scene is beginning to thrive, providing lawyers with more opportunities to grow this part of their business. Jean-Yves Gilg reports
It's 2020. Ten years ago Lord Justice Jackson made recommendations to control the spiralling costs of civil litigation. Most have been implemented and the first clutch of appeals are now coming through. DJ Richard Chapman has written up the first case reports for Solicitors Journal
This week Solicitors Journal has published Closing the Justice Gap, a collection of essays focused on improving access to justice. Jon Robins reports on the book's positive contribution to the debate
