Data page – August 2017
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
The 10,000 hour rule – as in table tennis, so in law
Hours logged may not guarantee expertise, but it will assure clients that their work is in safe hands.
The laws the Grenfell Inquiry must tackle
The many difficulties the inquiry team will have to face in a regulatory minefield.
Brexit: Deal or no deal?
From Brexit apps and heat maps to joining the Irish Bar, lawyers are preparing for a life‑changing event of epic scale.
Born fighter: Jenny Beck
For Jenny Beck, defending people on the margins of society from the depredations of government is a vocation.
Rates and wrongs
Bumper profits belie the insurance lobby’s faux outrage.
A tipping point for justice?
Ensuring every citizen can secure access to justice is part of what being a ‘citizen’ means
Burying good news
Why the concern that clients prefer to make an informed choice?
Change the law to thwart the moped muggers
Police officers are hamstrung when seeking to give pursuit.
MoJ consultations: head-banging exercise
How many people does it take to disagree with the government before it abandons a proposal?
Gender Recognition Act and the road to self-declaration
Self-declaration will help ensure our gender marker is recorded officially and allow transgender people to integrate seamlessly into society.
When clients instruct a solicitor, they expect the full package
Yes, the market has changed - but consumers must not be misled into thinking they are always protected.
BOOK REVIEW: On the home front
Law and War: Magistrates in the Great War
How to: Prepare for the succession
In smaller practices, succession planning is often left until retirement comes into view. That is a mistake.
How to: Take a sabbatical
A solicitor can return from a sabbatical refreshed and brimming with ideas. The experience can leave a lasting imprint on a law firm’s culture too.
Act for SMEs
Law firms must be innovative with charging structures to exploit rising demand from 5.5 million SMEs.
Court on camera
Partner of murdered former Eastenders actress appeals life sentence
Arthur Simpson-Kent, the partner of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake, appeals his whole life sentence for murdering her and their two children after learning she was going to leave him and take them with her. Watch the broadcast, in association with Sky News.
