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DWF to raise £95m in stock exchange flotation

DWF will list shares at an initial offer price of 122 pence each when the firm becomes the first to list on the main market of the London Stock Exchange on Thursday.

Equal ambition?

Gina Swaim-Rutter looks at the future of partnership in law firms as women continue to struggle to find their place in the traditional model

ICAEW loses judicial review of refusal to grant complete regulatory powers

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has lost its high court appeal to regulate all reserved legal services.

Full capacity: should you take instructions from client?

Litigators should be attuned to capacity issues before taking or proceedings with client instructions, warns Hannah Mantle

Property to the people: making commonhold mainstream

It's time new rules were introduced to make commonhold a popular ownership model, says Beth Rudolf

Death wish: the limits of professional behaviour

Fighting fire with fire can be a dangerous response for solicitors seeking to stand up to abuse on social media, warns Susanna Heley

Off the rails: the impact of low-level offences on your career

Minor wrongdoings such as failing to pay your train fare can get you struck off, warns Mena Ruparel

Business as usual: the straightforward expectation with a sting in the tail

The SRA's newly rekindled interest in ethics, with seemingly obvious requirements, is a potential collection of traps for the unwary, says Tracey Calvert