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Solicitor suspended for backdating documents

The former associate ordered secretaries to fabricate documents

Junior lawyers call for SQE inquiry

New CPD regime 'well received' by solicitors

Imposter syndrome: choosing your witnesses wisely

Following the collapse of a case concerning a £7m carbon credit fraud this week, Mark Solon reflects on the importance of calling credible expert witnesses

Legal system is failing 'ordinary people'

Research has found that 58% of people in England and Wales think the legal system is not set up for ordinary people.

Sandals in Chancery Lane?

Dress code in legal circles are a law unto themselves, muses Richard Barr

Ending a retainer: when is it ethical to do so?

Abusive behaviour and failure to respond to clear instructions are valid reasons to terminate a retainer, but firms must nevertheless tread carefully, warns Mena Ruparel

All change: switching regulator

For Paul Hajek, adapting to the changes brought in by the Legal Services Act involved converting his firm to an ABS and eventually moving away from the SRA – and he has no regrets