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New year, new BTAS sanctions guidance

The new guidance will introduce revised sanctions for a range of miscounduct

Sentencing Council launch 'ready-reckoner' sentence tool to aid judges and practitioners

The tool aims to reduce avoidable sentencing errors

LSB launches consultation on new standards for regulators on lawyers' ongoing competence checks

The super-regulator has proposed new requirements for the profession's regulators

Attainment gap research

SRA wants to investigate how to close the gap in qualification outcomes for different ethnic groups

Hidden hate? Hate crime and NCHIs

Cathál MacPartholán considers non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs)

How to cut NHS clinical negligence costs – reduce legal fees

Dr Anthony Barton examines how a reduction in legal fees could reduce the costs of clinical negligence cases

Flexible working – fit for firms?

Moira Campbell considers the complexities of flexible working for lawyers

Burning burnout: Beyond a culture of lawyer burnout

Nick Bloy considers how you can find balance and avoid burnout