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Non-executive directors: a visionary future

Appointing non-lawyers to the board will bring a new dimension to  firm management and future success, says Viv Williams

Online Safety Bill introduces hefty fines for social media companies

Fines may be levied at the higher of £18m or 10 per cent of annual global turnover

Ground rents abolished for new leasehold properties

Law Society warns wider reforms needed soon

Law Society calls for non-compete legal aid for low-paid workers

Society president says legal advice more effective than banning non-competes

Small firms perceive online legal service providers as biggest threat

Online legal service providers pose the biggest commercial threat to small law firms, a report revealed

Cash payment solicitor lawfully dismissed

A solicitor was lawfully dismissed for gross misconduct after accepting £150 in cash 'posted' through his car window, appeal judges ruled

Immigration law proposals a 'serious threat' to the rule of law

The Law Society said Home Office immigration law plans pose a 'serious threat' to the rule of law

Local authority funding boost for local land charges move

A further £26m has been promised to local authorities to speed up migration of local land charges services to central register