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How should #MeToo reports be handled?

As the first sexual misconduct prosecutions against lawyers are starting, Susanna Heley wonders whether the current regulatory framework provides a suitable response

No statutory bias against parent's appointment as adult child's welfare deputy

SRA: continuing competency regime well received by solicitors

Pay gap reporting is vital in the fight for equality

Pay transparency should not be limited to the early years of lawyers' careers but apply right through to partnership, argues Dana Denis-Smith

Fabrication of back-dated documents leads to 9-month suspension

A criminal defence solicitor who instructed a number of secretaries to alter documents and correspondence on a substantial scale has been suspended from practice for nine months. Charges of dishonesty were withdrawn in the interests of justice.

Why more firms might take on solicitor apprentices

Solicitor apprenticeships could become a lot more attractive to both law firms and prospective solicitors, says Jackie Panter

Michael Burne: A law firm, but not as we know it

Carbon Law Partners' founder wants to free lawyers from having to run law firms and focus on delivering great legal advice

Securing interpreters in family proceedings

Legally aided parties should arrange interpretation themselves to avoid the costs and delays often incurred by last minute cancellation, suggests district judge Stephen Parker