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FeatureSplit decisions
Backlogs and increased transparency appear to be finally pushing family law away from court, but does the cost of alternative dispute resolution risk creating a two-tier justice system? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureAI change agents
Agentic AI offers law firms a new level of automation and the possibility of removing the need for human interaction.
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FeatureDefending freedom: the legal struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa
Colonial legacies, societal and religious practices, electoral politics and international pressure all make for a complicated landscape.
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FeatureLegally Lesbians: creating representation that has been lacking for far too long
Initiative involves lesbians in the legal industry sharing their powerful personal stories and reflecting on the importance of lesbian visibility.
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FeatureIP in the age of AI
Alleged copyright infringements in the training of AI models, compulsory mediation and the boundaries of Brexit are among the recent landmark developments exercising IP lawyers. Joanna Goodman reports.
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FeatureAt the double
The saying ‘it’s lonely at the top’ doesn’t apply at many law firms, where senior and managing partners share leadership responsibilities. It helps if they get along, writes Katharine Freeland.
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FeaturePlus ça change
Brexit campaigners promised that the UK’s departure from the EU would reverse an alleged continental drift in judgments, establishing the primacy of our highest court. Catherine Baksi asks lawyers and former judges – has anything really changed?
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FeatureBest laid plans
Ambitious reforms of planning law seek to boost economic growth, alleviate the housing crisis and foster investment. Will they succeed? Maria Shahid reports.
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FeatureNew world disorder
The exponential rise of GenAI heralded a deluge of new security threats – are law firms up to the challenge?
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FeatureClamping down on quack counsellors
There is an urgent need for direct and comprehensive regulation of counsellors, therapists and ‘complementary practitioners’, argue Malcolm Johnson and Richard Reid.
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FeaturePlea bargaining
Deferred prosecution agreements in the UK are barely into double figures, whereas the US is a repeat user. Will new anti-fraud legislation increase their appeal? Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureOff the hamster wheel
The not-for-profit law firm is not a euphemism for losing money. Katharine Freeland talks to lawyers who are billing clients for whole new reasons.
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Feature25 things for solicitors to look out for in 2025
Post Office Inquiry's ramifications for professional ethics, M&A mania, a busy year in the Supreme Court and the Law Society's bicentenary.
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FeatureA little goes a long way: the Law Society Charity after 50 years
The Law Society Charity supports registered charities whose principal aims are to help members in the areas of access to justice, legal education or human rights.
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FeatureRights and wrongs
To many, the European Convention on Human Rights and its court stand in the way of the UK achieving its post-Brexit potential.
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FeatureGenAI two years on
Looking back at the first generation of legal AI shows how dramatically the profession’s tech scene has changed.
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FeatureDamage limitation
Catherine Baksi takes the pulse of a personal injury sector squeezed by tariffs, costs curbs and court delays.
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FeatureImitation game
Brexit has cast a long shadow over the intellectual property sector, while artificial intelligence tools await the certainty test cases will provide.
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FeatureEurope’s pincer movement to combat SLAPPs
The Council of Europe has proposed a number of steps to suppress strategic lawsuits against public participation. Will such measures make it into UK legislation?