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Smartphones, netbooks and ebook readers - an essential guide

Monday, 15 March 2010 It’s easier than ever to work out of the office, whether you’re at home, on the train or on a client site. We’re even seeing a trend towards vir...
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Virtual against traditional: contrasting legal aid business models

Thursday, 11 March 2010 In December, Adam Makepeace, practice director at Duncan Lewis, compared his company’s way of delivering legal aid services with other models of del...

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