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Law Society ups the stakes in debate over single legal regulator

State intervention will undermine rule of law and restrict access to justice, says chief exec

One in three trainee solicitors paid below recommended minimum salary

Scrapped mandatory wage still respected by law firms, says legal recruiter

Proprietary estoppel cases in farming communities on the rise

Proprietary estoppel cases in farming communities on the rise

The fine line between disclosure and human rights

Who decides whether a crime committed by an MP is or isn't in the public interest, and how far should we extend the rule, debates Kevin Poulter

Wrongful trading law reviewed as liquidators fail to establish 'increase in net deficiency'

High Court clarifies contradictory and controversial decisions that have flummoxed the insolvency profession

Baker & McKenzie unveils new legal apprenticeships

Latest move offers alternative route into law and improves social mobility

Taxing taxation

HMRC has made forward strides in how they deal with the affairs of vulnerable individuals and advisers have an important role to play

Handshake gets out of hand for US lawyers

A lawyer is suing a colleague for £10,500 after a 'ferocious' handshake left him yelping in 'extreme pain' at a children's birthday party.