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Hillsborough inquest: Acting for Liverpool

Mark George QC and Marcia Willis Stewart talk to John van der Luit-Drummond about handling the logistics, and the emotions, in one of the grossest miscarriages of justice the world has ever seen

Modern family, modern values, modern law

Simon Bruce acknowledges the age-defining case of Re B, in which a contemporary Supreme Court tackled international family justice fit for the 21st century

How do I develop my commercial awareness?

Your knowledge of the law can only take you so far if you do not start to incorporate business-focused acumen, writes Luke Murphy

The ten commandments 'for legal professionals

Viv Williams explores how to tackle the all-too-informal relationship between regulators and representative bodies and reduce the compliance burden put on firms

From the archive: May 17, 1996

It is like the distant throb of a pneumatic drill or the faint odour which wafts up to my window from the Ouse at low tide. It gradually impinges on the consciousness, until you slowly realise it is there. So the word Internet found its way into my vocabulary, then, like the smell of mud from the river, found its way into my room.

Crowdfunding and compliance: What you need to know

Julia Salasky discusses the regulatory blueprint behind crowdfunding a case in the UK

Top tips for the summer

Pippa Allsop on how to make a lasting impression during a vacation scheme

Has the time come for contingency fees?

Is it time to head straight for contingency fees without passing through the intermediary stage of fixed recoverable costs in non-personal injury work, asks Kerry Underwood