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Pro bono work recognised - including UK's first not-for-profit firm

AltraLaw, the UK's first not-for-profit law firm, and Reed Smith, were among a raft of firms and lawyers who collected LawWorks awards for pro bono 

Increase guideline hourly rate by 35 pc, says judge

Guideline hourly rates (GHR) should be increased by 35% to reflect inflation pending the outcome of a review, a High Court has said 

Fee income boost for Browne Jacobson's advocacy arm

Ten years after being authorised to host barrister pupillages, Browne Jacobson's advocacy arm has announced an 18% growth income for 2019-2020 

The crypto conundrum

Civil remedies can be a more meaningful tool than the criminal process to combat crypto fraud, as Jason Woodland explains

Covid-19: taking liberties

Despite further delay, the liberty protection safeguards regulations and code of practice will be properly scrutinised, as Matthew Duncan explains

Structuring for success

It's a good time for firms to review their structure to ensure they can survive difficult trading conditions, as Zulon Begum and Wendy Chung explain

7pc of UK respondents updated or made will in first lockdown

The majority of people in the UK had not got their affairs in order in spite of the pandemic as first UK national lockdown ended, the Law Society said 

Freelance ambitions

'Flexible working' are buzzwords of 2020 but Tracey Calvert asks: is it a high-risk move longer term?