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New SDLT holiday deadline sweetened with tapered return to normal rules

House buyers sighed in relief at further extension to the stamp duty land tax holiday to the end of June 

2021 Budget does little to quench thirst of 'legal aid deserts'

£450m provided to support justice system in England and Wales

Budget: No 'sharp teeth' on tax, but avoidance schemes will feel the bite 

Anticipated tax increases failed to materialise, though new steps on tax avoidance were unveiled

Repetition of a disturbing theme

What did a psychiatrist's expert report and Ravel's Boléro have in common? Denzil Lush recalls a difficult case involving capacity

Unregulated barrister and ex-solicitor disbarred for dishonest conduct

An unregistered barrister has been disbarred following dishonesty relating to conveyancing in 2004

Law Society president to step down to avoid being 'a distraction'

David Greene has announced he is to step aside as Law Society president from 19 March

Facing the camera: Emotional lockdown

Virtual isolation is enforced by being unable to send or receive visual signals from others, explains Alicia Fortinberry

It's not fair: BAME disciplinary proceedings

The SRA should take radical action to ensure regulation is fair and proportionate, as Gideon Habel and Emma Walker explain