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ABS diary | Supervisors, accounts and lender panels

As her firm continues its ABS journey, Bernadette Summers explores the benefits of sharing ideas, has a surprise visit from her SRA supervisor and faces a setback with lender panel membership renewal

The Law Society is not protecting its members, it is misleading them

The Conveyancing Quality Scheme is unnecessary and practically untested – yet the society has thrust it into the workplace and is blackmailing its members to join, argues Howard Salter

Ryder J warns of restrictions on cross-examination at family courts

'Inquisitorial environment' needed for litigants in person

Half of firms consider ABS conversion to access private equity

Investors' interest dampened by recession but some may be tempted by 'disruptiv'; models

Resorting to an argument about the morals of tax planning highlights the flaws in the current system, says Mike Fleming

Victims cannot sue insurers of rapist's taxi

Rewriting the RTA 1988 is not permissable, Mr Justice Silber says

Unfinished business: The risks of hiring 'partners of bankrupt firms

Successor firms are still liable for fees earned on the unfinished business of failed New York practices, say Wiley Rein partners ?H. Jason Gold and Dylan G. Trache

English badger cull judicial review begins

Defra accused of 'flat earth' approach to evidence