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View from the bench | 'We will be thrilled 'to see you'

District Judge Tacey Cronin promises a warm welcome for solicitors as the tide of litigants in person rolls in

Workshop: Avoiding joint-ownership tax traps

John Bunker warns of the tax traps when advising on joint ownership of property

Charities | What makes a charity?

What is, and what is not a charity, is a matter of law not opinion, says Kenneth Dibble

Update | Personal injury: secondary victim liability, foreseeability, health and safety

Vijay Ganapathy discusses developments in secondary victim liability, foreseeability, and health and safety

Update | Intellectual property/IT: Meltwater, draft EU technology transfer regulation, credit card charges

Susan Singleton examines the Meltwater ruling, the draft EU technology transfer regulation and credit card charges

Bar Focus | Known unknowns: the impact of litigants in person

We know to expect a rise in the number of self-represented litigants and stricter adherence to processes post-LASPO but the long-term impacts can only be guessed at. Lucy Reed reports

Bar Focus | How to adapt and thrive

The Bar is adapting to the new-look legal services sector, says Emma Waddingham. And this is how its done, as a chambers or a law firm

Bar Focus | Public facing: is direct access a threat?

The new rules allowing direct public access to barristers, without instructing a solicitor, does not threaten solicitors position in the market, argues Hannah Kinch