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Critical time ahead for PI firms

With reform firmly on the horizon, firms need to take a critical look at the profitability of their personal injury work and consider a radical shake-up, advises Lesley Graves

Sustainable legal education, just in time

With not-for-profit legal advice providers pressed to deliver efficiencies, one charity is driving a collaborative effort in pursuit of securing legal help where it is most needed. Matthew Smerdon, Legal Education Foundation CEO, talks exclusively to Matthew Rogers

MoJ: Targeted 'legal support' may help vulnerable people

Only one in ten respondents to government survey used a solicitor to resolve their dispute

Vulnerable family law clients facing debt to access legal advice

SRA report finds consumers struggle to make informed choices about solicitors

Charity launches for-profit law firm to support victims of modern slavery

The government does not support the real cost of help for victims, says ATLEU founder

East Anglian legal advice centres 'not giving up' on access to justice

Reliance on volunteers is 'fanciful' and stakeholder funding remains vital following cuts

'Long overdue' reforms will protect vulnerable parties in family court

Cross-examination proposals must ensure a fair trial, says Resolution

The dangers of fixed costs litigation

The City of London Law Society's submission should anchor the debate on the proposed FRC extension, argues Andy Ellis