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Metoo – trumped by ethics?

Does the SRA treat sexual misconduct cases seriously enough? Jeremy Phillips QC and Esther Drabkin-Reiter consider this following the Beckwith decision

Driving progress forward

Dana Denis-Smith wants to see more action taken to achieve equality for women in law

House moves can resume if social distancing is observed

Conveyancing can resume from today but new guidance must be followed, the government has announced 

Crown copyright

Denzil Lush recalls a nifty trick for catching out fraudulent applications for powers of attorney 

A matter of perfection

Firm leaders can learn from good parenting styles in their quest for perfection, says Dr Bob Murray 

Toeing the regulatory line

Emma Walker considers the extent to which the regulator will reach into lawyers' private lives 

Before the storm

The causes of conduct that leads to regulatory action are often more informative than the conduct itself, Susanna Heley explains 

A balance of convenience

Trying to enforce restrictive covenants is not always prudent, as Scott Atkins explains