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Fair play
Solicitors Journal

Fair play

As it promises a new approach to regulation, the SRA should start treating solicitors being investigated with greater fairness, says Susanna Heley
Natural selection
Solicitors Journal

Natural selection

Aptitude tests for law school applicants could be the objective filter that gives all would-be lawyers equal access to legal education regardless of background, so why do so few universities have them? Jon Parker asks some of the main stakeholders
Turfed out
Solicitors Journal

Turfed out

It is not enough for member states to simply say their actions are 'justified' - the ECJ will scrutinise their reasoning, says Paul Stanley NO
Update: sport
Solicitors Journal

Update: sport

Adam Leadercramer and Leo Avery review the steps involved in the bidding process for large sporting events and consider the first match-fixing charge in tennis
Magic moments
Solicitors Journal

Magic moments

It was Henry VIII who made witchcraft a felony. Before that, the offence did not have a statutory footing as the ecclesiastical courts dispensed their own savage justice, and the clergy went about the business of inquisition as they saw fit.
Update: commercial contracts
Solicitors Journal

Update: commercial contracts

Mark Lucas reviews recent cases which illustrate the difference between fiduciary duties and good faith obligations