If AI can beat Bach, don't write it off for lawyering
Too many artificial intelligence sceptics base their opinions on yesterday's systems.
Time to tackle religious marriages
Legislative proposal addresses the inequalities faced by Muslim women on marital breakdown.
SDT's civil standard shift will be put to proof
Law Society will closely monitor impact of lowering the standard of proof in disciplinary proceedings.
Post Office plays hardball with ironman judge
Sitting as a judge is not easy when the person you’re asked to judge is yourself.
Castle's in the air
Deloitte and its peers reckon they can transform legal services.
Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: looking after sick children.
Challenging Brunei’s draconian and cruel laws
There is a vital need for greater awareness of LGBTQ issues in Muslim communities.
Women in criminal law
Committee was launched to promote and support women in the profession, both defence and prosecution.
Why we need to support lawyers in Turkey
International responses to the prosecution of 1,500 colleagues can have an effect.
Upsides to the sector’s major challenges
In the face of national disputation and meltdown, we must consider the positive sides of problems facing the profession.
Class of 2019
Traditionally the Cinderella of the diversity industry, perhaps social class figures are the next dataset to be disclosed by Big Law.
More pieces needed to fit fixed costs jigsaw
Fixed recoverable costs extension is not the final puzzle piece in costs reform.
Junior lawyers: Lessons from history
How the route to qualifying as a solicitor has evolved.
Gender pay gap – there is no excuse
Firms must pay people equally if they have equal value to the business.
Herbert will spook PI firms who've grown fat on success fees
Court of Appeal judgment will lead to a slew of similar claims, but firms can emerge from the aftermath.
Knife crime sentencing in youth court
Magistrates must prioritise reducing reoffending and the welfare of the young person - punitive action is not necessarily the best approach.
London as an international dispute hub
London courts are pre-eminent but in a competitive post-Brexit world there is no room for complacency.
Law Society must support freelance newcomers
Chancery Lane should be prepared to manage the integration of freelance solicitors and solicitors in unregulated businesses.
Going to extremes in fight against terror
What role should the law play in combating 'extremism'?
Beating the benchmark
Small and medium-sized law firms’ revenue has increased across all regions and most types of work.
