Firms shut as cover crisis deepens

High street firms are being forced to close because they cannot afford to pay vastly increased professional indemnity insurance (PII) premiums, while hundreds more are destined to end up in the assigned risks pool (ARP), the Gazette has learned. At the renewal deadline on Tuesday this week, industry sources said a number of small firms ... More news...
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Ritu Sethi's inspiring journey to success

Criminal lawyer, fitness instructor, motivational speaker and television chat show host. Award-winning polymath Ritu Sethi talks about her ‘learning curve’. Ritu Sethi isn’t the only female managing and senior partner within the legal profession, but she is probably the first with a dual qualification in beauty therapy, her own television ... More features...

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