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Mind the (leadership) gap

Charlotte Harrison considers whether a lack of certain skills could be stopping firm growth in its tracks

Solicitors Indemnity Fund: Law Society responds to SRA's proposed next steps

The Law Society president said any new fund must meet three key principles

Common law: mingling the waters

Mark Pawlowski considers when common law damages may be available for purely equitable wrongs and whether equity may offer a useful remedy in the absence of legal remedies

Practising certificate fee set to increase

The Law Society has supported the move

SQE2 results reveal 'troubling' attainment gap persists between different ethnic groups

The SRA has commissioned research into the factors driving the attainment gap 

Backlog in the Family Court

Anthony Kiernan considers delays to family justice

Kingsley Napley files appeal for female Afghan judge denied leave to enter the UK

The Afghan judge has been left in a gravely vulnerable position

How far is the university legally liable for the students?

 Alec Samuels looks at when universities should provide support for students on the premises