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The dangerous assumption of cohabitation rights

Pippa Allsop asks why the legislators have not yet kept up with societal changes, when even the Prime Minister is cohabiting with a partner

Testing times

The results of the SQE1 pilot are out and the SRA is pushing forward with sweeping reforms to how solicitors enter the profession – but...

Let's be realistic

David Hodson OBE asks if it's time for a John Cornwell-style code of practice for lawyers' wellbeing in family justice

To botox or not to botox?

Botched cosmetic surgery could lead to criminal convictions for the practitioner not to mention compensation claims

Fair price, quality work: attracting SMEs

David Kirwan explains why we need to teach SMEs to judge lawyers on quality rather than cost

A PATIENT'S INFORMED CONSENT MUST BE COMPREHENSIVE AND DEMONSTRABLE

A surgeon may be found liable if informed consent cannot be proven even if the surgery itself wasn't negligent, as James Wilson-MacDonald and Nicholas Todd...

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.

It's a long way from her childhood ambition of stand-up comedy but Suzanne Liversidge is embarking on a monumental new leadership role at Kennedys, and...

Panning for gold: no spark of genius required

Alan Larkin values the 'eureka' moment but says a spark of genius is not necessary for innovation