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FRAND with benefits

Gwilym Roberts welcomes a patents ruling getting commercial issues in line with public policy

SQE candidates to be charged a 'fair' fee

Cost should not be a 'prohibitive barrier' to entry into the professions, says regulator in tender document for exam assessment body

LPAs: Safeguarding the client or facilitating abuse by attorneys?

The increase in people registering LPAs is heartening, but there are concerns that some attorneys are taking advantage of the ease with which they can be prepared, warns Ann Stanyer

Laws allowing 'unpredictably high' libel damages awards breach press freedom

Rules preventing judges from giving juries detailed directions breach article 10 ECHR, says Strasbourg court

De-linking of divorce from 'money' to be rolled out nationally

Successful pilot paves way for new approach to proceedings

'Sleepy' legal market not embracing external investment

Investors attracted by stable revenues and profit margins but facing cultural barriers

SRA renews call for civil standard of proof in disciplinary proceedings

Regulator claims criminal standard puts lawyers' interests above the public's

Supreme Court: NI residents must pay for abortions in England

Health secretary has a duty to prevent illness arising from an unwanted pregnancy, say dissenting judges