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Government tries again at commonhold

The government is having a second attempt at getting the commonhold system to work

Why are we so angry?

Dr Bob Murray considers what drives an increase in anger and how lawyers can respond

Building bridges

Dr Kryss Macleod says mentoring schemes, bridging legal education and employment, can increase mobility and diversity within the profession 

How to reap ethical dividends

Gideon Habel outlines the ethical considerations as firms look at longer term changes 

Reappraising compliance

As firms move towards a new normal, Tracey Calvert sets out the agenda for post-covid-19 compliance planning

Ideology without compassion

Susanna Heley calls for collaboration between the regulators where there is overlapping jurisdiction

HMCTS asks court users to wear face coverings from today

HMCTS asks all court users in England to wear face coverings in court and tribunals buildings from today (27 July).

'Floodgates' warning prompted by plan to legalise remote wills witnessing

Lawyers warn of a floodgate of disputes after the government announced it will legalise remote witnessing of wills retrospectively from 31 January 2020