Nicola Laver

Editor, Solicitors Journal

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

Mentoring: No man is an island

In the first of a two-part feature on mentoring, Nicola Laver examines the importance of informal mentoring

Critical system failure: no CJS recovery without government support

The risks facing the criminal justice system have reached a critical point, a report warns

Insurance ruling spares UK 'fatal, economic misery'

Insurers face a huge bill following the long-awaited Supreme Court ruling that they must pay companies forced to close during the first national pandemic lockdown

Lawyers need 'greater aptitude' for business to win SMEs' trust

The legal sector needs a greater aptitude for business if lawyers want to help commercial clients with their legal problems, a lawyer warned

Kennedys acquires 36-strong insurance law practice

International firm Kennedys has opened a new office in Leeds after acquiring Langleys' 36-strong insurance law practice

Solicitors rubberstamp governance changes to Law Society council

Solicitors vote for term limits and constituency reforms for Law Society governing council, making 23 council members ineligible to stand for reelection

'Get whiplash done': Government delays reforms again

The Justice Secretary's announcement of further delay to the whiplash reforms has been met with mixed reactions within the sector

Guideline hourly rates: 'modest' increases proposedÂ

The CJC has published its long-awaited report on guideline hourly rates (GHR), setting out recommendations for a simplified scheme and 'modest” increases'

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