How to Leave Fees on the Table: 21 Things I Must Ignore

The two primary objectives of all pricing decisions by law firms should be to maximise profitability while at the same time ensuring that the pricing structure leaves the client feeling that they have had fair value for money. And yet opportunities to do so continue to be squandered.

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A Matter of Interpretation

It's over before it began: the speedy, decisive and blunt judgment in Mitchell v News Group Newspapers [2013] EWCA Civ 1537 represents the real implementation of the Jackson reforms.

Professor Dominic Regan looks at what the next step is following Mitchell.

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Cost Consciousness: The Missing Link

The great majority of practitioners have not discovered cost consciousness. Yet, of all the client service attributes measured amongst the clients of law firms, it stands out head and shoulders in importance - and neglect by solicitors. Guest article by Dr George Beaton.

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