Nicola Laver

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Nicola Laver is editor of Solicitors Journal and a non-practising solicitor

No deal Brexit to cost Britain a future generation of lawyers and Â£3.5 billion in legal work

A no-deal Brexit could cost Britain's legal services sector £3.5 billion's worth of work – ten per cent more than an orderly Brexit, according to the Law Society.

Coastal real estate: key issues around marine licensing and harbour limits

Solicitors who have clients owning, developing or looking to purchase property or land around the coast of Britain need to consider a range of additional legal issues, explains Lara Moore

Game Over: death in the digital age

There are many practical issues to consider when planning for a client's 'digital death', as Matthew Duncan explains

Building resilience as a profession

Kayleigh Leonie summarises the findings of a recent workplace wellbeing study by Newcastle University Law School, identifying eight key themes affecting resilience

SMEs lose out as legal system set up for big business, says research

Up to 2.4m small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), start-ups and the self-employed are being let down by the legal system and could be falling into a legal gap, according to research just published.

Prime Minister Johnson urged to place criminal and civil justice at heart of priorities

Domestic abuse victims' voices to be heard

Domestic abuse survivors have been asked by government for their experiences of how the family court protects them and their children in private family proceedings.

Regulate property agents with sweeping reforms, says working group

Property agencies should be regulated by a new independent property-agent regulator and made subject to a code of practice, an independent working group has said.

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