Opinion
A waste of time and money
Putting up third-rate witnesses could see lawyers hit with wasted costs orders in the Jackson era
Untangling the great contract net
Judgment sheds light on enforceability of net contribution clauses in consumer contracts, but what of business ones?
Blackburn FC's defence exposed
Barrister acting for football club over dismissal claim must have known he was onto a loser
Increasing costs sealed with LIPs
The Big Bang may have proffered the public greater choice, but there is a high price to pay
Why paying for pupillages is bad for the bar
Auctioning work experience places to the highest bidder is an inherently unfair system
Women in the law
Nicky Richmond says more needs to be done to keep women in the law, following the prospect of Government targets in the FTSE100.
Cash alone does not tempt associates
Last year we launched our inaugural City associate attitudes survey. The findings surprised anyone who assumed that junior and mid-level lawyers were obsessed with money; the firms they consistently ranked top were not the stony Wall Street practices but genial internationalists like Baker & McKenzie.
Snags in the great legal sell-off
If Whitehall lawyers are to be part of a civil service spin-out, there are state and EU legalities to consider
Talk is not so cheap for employers
A CoA decision against Commerzbank is a warning that common law contractual rules are alive and kicking
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Avoid DPAs American-style
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Sand bank city: a free enterprise
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Can new Act clean up libel law?
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A shortlist of the highest calibre ever
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Tough questions to face on trainees
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Jury trials are tangled in the web
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This Qasa is a dark star indeed
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All is volatile among US firms in London
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Targets miss point of diversity
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Cutting through the complexity
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How to calm the legal aid row
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The right to remain oppressed
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How can lawyers learn to love litigants in person?
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Chinese investment revolution
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Not a pretty hindsight
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Leader: HSF disputes stars crave recognition
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More must be done for patients
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A strange road to justice
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Beware: watchdog unleashed
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Raising court fees would be a bad move
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Efficiency on a legal footing
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New world, same old Europe
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Chancellor gets on LLPs’ case
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Intellectual Property Office relaunches mediation service
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Tech a look at a new model
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Feeling the judicial chill
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The formula for lateral hire success
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Chancery review
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Modern divorce is a sad comedy
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Heed the warning of CPS fiasco
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Why DWF is nothing like DLA
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Sean Jones QC on Lord Neuberger and the government
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All the fun of the unfair
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From New York Mayor to over here
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Monckton Chambers' Daniel Beard QC on his first two years as silk
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Five scientifically proven reasons why you should meditate
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11 KBW's Sean Jones QC on his first year as silk
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It’s hard to know what to say
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Hard road to EU-US trade deal
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Offshore law meets global challenge
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Opinion: Clifford Chance on QFLPs as proof of globalisation
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Fighting to make the web pay
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Uefa set to win on penalties
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Success and the smaller firm
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Judicial process
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A personal 'thank you' to the Boss
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Joining the dots of the dotted line
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When the lovers’ knot unravels
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A revolution in French employment law?
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A touch of steel in the boardroom
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Subversion of JRs is unjustified
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What will be the fate of the billable hour?
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Partners must take the profits hit
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Divorce: following the money
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Legal accountancy firms, anyone?
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Clients will shake up BigLaw
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EU know it makes sense for patents
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Is predictive coding the answer to reducing the costs of eDisclosure?
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Do your bit for legal fairness
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A suitable case for treatment
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Taxing times
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Letting Iran off the hook
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Are Scottish independents doomed?
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Outsourcing Competitive Advantage?
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Life after Leveson: responsible press or regulatory headache?
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Jackson: costs and benefits
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Five things not to like about US firms
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A BIT of bother for Cyprus
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Cyprus: mired in uncertainty
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Insurance: details and the devil
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Humble in mind but not in deed
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When it comes to your career only one thing matters: passion
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The challenges ahead: the new Pope and the law
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An inquiry that’s hard to ignore
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Get a new model or lose clients
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Opinion: The Bar Professional Training Course: overpriced and redundant
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Opinion: Rajah & Tann on the legal battle for Singapore
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Let there be clarity over light
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QC in waiting: Michelle Stevens-Hoare
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Fountain Court's Derrick Dale QC on his first two years as silk
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Silk plus two
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In defence of the jury
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Playing the lead role in Europe
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Sweetheart and the shotgun
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Behind closed doors
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Clients the winners with liberalisation
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Cab rank on a ride to nowhere
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Are these Libor fines all fine?
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Does Back to Work work?
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Divine laws
