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22 Dec 2015

Dispatches from the legal aid front

Jonathan Black reflects on what hasn't been achieved in a year of litigation and protests over the struggling system, and hopes that 2016 is a year of engagement and rebuilding

22 Dec 2015

Same, same but different

Lance Harris considers a recent judgment on commercial agency contracts, which sees the issue of entitlement to indemnity payments or compensation turned on its head

22 Dec 2015

Call for action on Syria

The stories of asylum seekers show the need for a more robust and humane response to the refugee crisis, and highlight the lacuna in the UK's immigration policies, writes Rachel Lau

22 Dec 2015

Changes to reporting requirements

Some solicitors will benefit hugely from the news that the SRA is changing the threshold for the exemption from obtaining an accountant's report, explains Gavin Hooker

22 Dec 2015

Paper-to-digital to take centre stage in 2016

The realisation that paper is costly, risk ridden, and an impediment to collaboration is finally hitting home to organisations in the legal sector.

22 Dec 2015

2015: A good year for contract law?

The direction of travel in commercial contract law has been towards freedom of contract and upholding the actual bargains reached by the parties, says Richard Hayes

22 Dec 2015

Kids Company and beyond

Jo Coleman considers how charities can improve their governance in the light of the Kids Company closure

22 Dec 2015

Innovation in medicines

Although there is a great need to allow patients earlier access to new medicines, initiatives such as the Innovation Bill are not the way to go, write Professor Sir Alasdair Breckenridge and Dr Peter Feldschreiber