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Judges will award favourably if dating is disclosed

Attempts to conceal relationships following a divorce will hinder the court's financial assessment, explains Marilyn Stowe

A different route

Young lawyers should consider their path to qualification at an early stage, says Claire Green

Human rights should not be used as a political tool

This is the country that wrote Magna Carta…

How to achieve the aim of gender equality

Targets and quotas will help to increase female representation at board level in the short term, but the ultimate goal has to be reward based...

The future of mesothelioma's lost exemption is up in the air

The government has shot itself in the foot by deciding not to permanently exempt insolvency litigation from LASPO, says Giles Frampton

No man's land

Recent case law shows that inaccurate notices at the Land Registry is a predicament the Supreme Court is not yet ready to handle, explains Mark...

Root cause of risk

Eleanor Kilner considers the impact of the SRA's proposed changes to the compulsory PII terms for solicitors

Merger mania returns

Partners have little idea on succession planning as lawyers move away from traditional firm values, explains Viv Williams