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Budget 2020 – a relief for entrepreneurs?

Matthew Duncan considers the changes announced to entrepreneurs' relief and suggests a targeted approach to help start-ups

Changing the rules

The SRA's continuing competence regime marked a big change from the CPD rules. Rachel Rothwell examines what this meant for solicitors and whether further change is afoot 

Twitter: 11 years on

Inksters was the first law firm in Scotland to start tweeting. With contributions from today's tweeters, Brian Inkster looks at how firms and individual lawyers can best use the platform

Hiding in plain sight

Neurodivergent lawyers face unique challenges but are a gift to the profession – if only they were more visible. Nicola Laver reports

LawCare covid-19 calls are 'tip of the iceberg' of emotional problems

Recent calls for help and emotional support to LawCare have revealed some law firms have asked employees to continue to work when furloughed

Stronger together

Professor Andrew Francis looks to a future where law schools work closely with firms in developing the next generation of lawyers

Crisis exaggerating gender inequalities, survey suggests

The mental health of two thirds of women in law have suffered as a result of the coronavirus crisis, a survey has revealed

The rainmakers

Firms must deploy compliance strategies and tools to manage rainmaker colleagues, as Tracey Calvert explains