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21 Oct 2015

Junior Lawyers Division FAQ hopes to raise awareness of equivalent means provision

Surprise over the small number of applications for equivalent means qualification leads junior membership body to release handy guide on route

20 Oct 2015

City firms in power struggle with clients

Third-party 'shadow clients' dictate when firms can act in financial services litigation

20 Oct 2015

Is either legal aid or the NHS less important?

Access to justice is undeniably less immediate in its nature than a medical emergency, but the long-term repercussions for people are not incomparable, says Pippa Allsop

20 Oct 2015

Electoral fraud: A growth area for lawyers?

Thanks to Tower Hamlets, fears over postal fraud have taken on a life of their own, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

20 Oct 2015

Gap closes between top and mid-tier law firms

PEP at Top 10 firms worse than all others with only half achieving income growth

20 Oct 2015

Lord Chief Justice won't be waiting half a century to see a more diverse judiciary

Diversity is the hallmark of justice, says the Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd

20 Oct 2015

Concussion: A matter of heart and head

Rugby is in the spotlight. Debate over the concussions that occurred during the Six Nations and at the end of the Premiership season is heightened now that the world's audience is focused on the Rugby World Cup.

20 Oct 2015

If failings in medical care aren't highlighted, children will die

Peter Stefanovic: If I sound angry, it's because I am. I am astonished that such a scheme should be proposed