Data page – January 2021
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
The role of mediation in family disputes
The need to promote the benefits of family mediation has never been greater.
Could you steal a UK election?
The US experience warns against thinking that a populist politician could not emerge here and deliberately seek to undermine the rule of law.
Principle of finality in litigation
Civil procedure.
Hiding from history
The past is messy, contradictory and often ambiguous. But it does a disservice to the present to hide from it.
Solicitors urged to review AML policies as new guidance launches
Guidance explains what is a ‘must’, a ‘should’ and a ‘may’ to help ensure practices can understand and address anti-money laundering risk.
Mother in law: A letter to my eight-year-old
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
We are not an afterthought
Throughout the pandemic, the impact on disabled people has been largely overlooked.
Updating the Law Society Council
Solicitors recently had the opportunity to vote on the composition of the Law Society Council.
News focus
News focus: Guideline hourly rates - ending the big freeze?
The Civil Justice Council has unveiled its long-awaited report on guideline hourly rates. Clarity is to be welcomed but after a decade-long freeze it could be a while before solicitors reap the benefits.
How to: make legal aid work
Firms and solicitors continue to quit legal aid. But what to do if you want to stick with it? Melanie Newman reports
How to: Retire
Retirement can herald the happiest days of a lawyer’s life – or the start of a new career. Jonathan Rayner talks to three solicitors about how they have made the most of their golden years.
How to work in new ways
With Covid-19 shutting offices and forcing teams apart, Katharine Freeland looks at remote, flexible and agile working
How 'game theory' designed cartel enforcement
EU Cartel Law and Economics | Cedric Argenton, Damien Geradin and Andreas Stephan
A guide to succession from a fountain of knowledge
Varying the Disposition of an Estate after Death | Lesley King
Brexit history that led to ink along the dotted line
The Law & Politics of Brexit Volume II: The Withdrawal Agreement | Federico Fabbrini
Judgement call on why Romans targeted Britain
The Roman Occupation of Britain and its Legacy | Rupert Jackson
Murder mystery: detectives who pointed the finger
Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad | Dick Kirby