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Firms join Major Trauma Group

The service works towards 'greater provision of holistic rehabilitation for major trauma survivors'

Council announces £3m barristers' framework tender

The local authority hopes to be able to tender using the 'light touch regime'

Criminal courts: tackling a backlog blaze

Tony Wyatt shares his view on the decline of the criminal justice system and the MoJ's efforts to clear the backlog

Legal expenses insurance: LSB report calls for wider advertising to consumers

An LSB survey identified misconceptions about legal expenses insurance which stop consumers accessing legal support

Finally, an end to the divorce blame game

Amanda Phillips-Wlyds considers how the upcoming changes to divorce law will revolutionise the current regime

Consistently inconsistent? Revisiting the scope of duty of care in negligence claims

Elliot Elsey considers the implications for professional advisers following recent landmark judgments in the Supreme Court

Northern stars: firms shine at the Manchester Legal Awards

Olliers, Myerson and JMW each scooped multiple awards 

Conveyancing: surviving the pressure

What can the residential property sector learn from the frenetic and stressful rush to beat the SDLT deadline? Nicola Laver reports