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EXCLUSIVE: Solicitors will spend less time on training under new CPD regime

Training will also be 'less effective' than points-based scheme, SJ survey finds

New season, new image rights?

Will the example of Scottish goalkeeper Allan McGregor lead to an increase in the number of footballers protecting their image rights through Guernsey's image rights...

It is unclear how paralegal 'shortcut' will work

Stakeholders left divided over whether change is practical or will effectively encourage diversity. Laura Clenshaw reports

A new age or behind the times?

After David Cameron doubled the number of women in his cabinet in the middle of July and the Church of England approved the appointment of...

Crime shock shakes the media: more on page 16

Felix asks why a significant fall in offending, linked to a drop in drug use, is not front-page news

Living in America

Could England and Wales' surplus of paralegals be curbed if we adopt a US approach to the role, asks Natasza Slater

Legal labyrinth

The court's judgment in ZYN provides some much-needed clarity on the law of the powers of a local authority to charge for social care services,...

High street conveyancing: the gloves are off

Smaller practices should have no fear in punching above their weight for a fair share of the market, if they take advantage of social media...