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'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

A recognised body of derivatives expertise

Sivakumaran Sivathillainathan considers the case of Darby Properties which has put the spotlight on the admissibility of expert evidence in banking litigation

GLS v Brookes: Discriminatory recruitment practices

The case of a law student who brought a claim against the Government Legal Service shows the diverse ways in which disability discrimination can arise, writes Anna Macey

A salve for NHS whistleblowers?

David Mitchell considers the plight of health service whistleblowers in light of the recent Court of Appeal decisions in Day and Beatt

Welcome clarity on early guilty pleas

Christopher Gribbin discusses new sentencing guidelines, the recent DPA agreed with Tesco, and the introduction of unexplained wealth orders

Improving lawyers' health and wellbeing

Law firms need to get ahead of the curve sooner rather than later and introduce staff welfare schemes that are becoming the norm within other industries, writes Tim Scott