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The courts: Give lawyers a safe working environment, says Law Society

The Law Society has stressed that safety must be prioritised, after Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett said the courts and tribunals must continue to function

How to get a new disability recognised in law

Radiation sickness sufferers are fighting to have their condition recognised as a disability, as Jessica Learmond-Criqui explains

Data is everything

Invest your marketing budget wisely, then monitor and use your data closely, says Qamar Anwar

New rights for leaseholders - but when?

Millions of leaseholders will have a new right to extend their lease by up to 990 years at zero ground rent, government has announced.  

Solicitor struck off for dishonesty

A sole practitioner has been struck off for dishonesty after using client money to pay off his firm's debts

Money-laundering: register by Sunday or stop tax advice work

Firms and freelance solicitors have until Sunday 10 January to check whether any of their tax advice work falls within the new definition for money-laundering purposes 

Louie the poodle

Denzil Lush disposes of a trouble-maker's opportunistic schemes involving an elderly woman

The Virtual Law Fair

Jonny Hurst asks whether virtual law fairs are a one-hit wonder or here to stay