FOCUS OF THE DAY: In the strict legal sense law firm partnerships have been significantly on the wane since LLPs came into existence, but commentators usually mean rather more than that. They are referring to a particular way of running the business and, perhaps, the type of partnership that was commonplace when the 1890 Act was drafted – one of collegiality, joint decision making and equal bargaining power. Full story - The Lawyer
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