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Under the spotlight

In the wake of the Panama Papers scandal, León Fernando del Canto reviews the steps being taken by the EU to combat tax evasion and the use of offshore havens

Valuing diversity increasingly important for lawyers

UK Diversity Legal Awards enters seventh year as profession strives for greater inclusion

Queen's Counsel | August 17, 1878

A correspondent of the Times has plunged, apparently a propos de rien, into the thrilling question of "The social rank of Queen's Counsel."

Mental health and the criminal justice system

For those who work at the coalface of the criminal justice system, it is becoming quite clear that more and more people suffering from mental health problems are being prosecuted and brought before the courts for a range of criminal allegations.

Old repairing issues considered anew

Timothy Fancourt QC and Nathaniel Duckworth consider the decision in Edwards v Kumarasamy on the scope of a landlord's repairing obligations

Taking liberties

The UK should preserve its ECHR status at a time of global political unrest and set an example to countries facing human rights abuses

Government must find solution for open-ended sentences

Change the release test and remove 'life licences' to remedy 'seriously flawed system', say prison reform charities

Protecting conversations between employer and employee

The difference between without prejudice privilege and the protection afforded by section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 is significant, explains Sean Jones QC