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Pushing back against a culture of acquiescence

The profession should stop accepting as a given that stress is a normal part of legal life, says Pippa Allsop

Report advocates mandatory online dispute resolution

Online dispute resolution (ODR) must be made mandatory to succeed, according to an independent report published by the Legal Services Board last week.

Law firms improve complaints handling

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reported that law firms appear to be getting better at resolving complaints.

How should #MeToo reports be handled?

As the first sexual misconduct prosecutions against lawyers are starting, Susanna Heley wonders whether the current regulatory framework provides a suitable response

No statutory bias against parent's appointment as adult child's welfare deputy

SRA: continuing competency regime well received by solicitors

Pay gap reporting is vital in the fight for equality

Pay transparency should not be limited to the early years of lawyers' careers but apply right through to partnership, argues Dana Denis-Smith

Fabrication of back-dated documents leads to 9-month suspension

A criminal defence solicitor who instructed a number of secretaries to alter documents and correspondence on a substantial scale has been suspended from practice for nine months. Charges of dishonesty were withdrawn in the interests of justice.