July 2003
The legal profession needs to stop underselling itself in order to meet the ambitions of its talented people
Concern that country practices could fade away unless a new generation of practitioners can be attracted
A postgraduate qualification can offer a route to specialisation, and the value of an MBA in managing a legal firm can be enormous
The hard choices those considering setting up their own practice must face before taking the plunge
The implications of the US signing up to the Madrid Protocol
In this issue
- Firms lack capital ambition
- Rural law firms facing issues of succession
- Acquiring masters degree can be rewarding business
- Laying firm foundations for future growth
- Registering a trademark makes patently good sense
- What makes a good partner?
- Claims information before merger options
- Shortcut routine procedures by simple codes
- Jamieson arrives with reforming agenda
- Refining details of new civil legal aid scheme
- Round the houses
- Take care with the crave
- Essentials of the anonymous Budget
- Changing duty on commercial leases
- Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal
- Planning for the future – simplicity itself?
- Website reviews
- Book reviews
- Commercial property transactions common standard
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