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Meeting the pro bono needs of start-ups and students

Advice services can include commercial and business law as well the social justice and welfare work traditionally undertaken by high street practices, explains Jackie Panter

MoUs against torture: Worth the paper they're written on?

It may be difficult to comply with human rights law while deporting those accused of terrorism, but scrapping the Human Rights Act is not the answer, says Ben Keith

Overcoming businesses' misconception of human rights

Junior lawyers are well placed to promote shared values and benefit from those who fail to see their importance, writes Matthew Allan

The regressive immigration hoop jump

'Settled status' proposals for EU nationals are a step back for Europe, says Jennifer Maxwell-Harris

Tenants become accustomed to their lot

Social housing tenants must be treated with dignity, not dismissively, urges Russell Conway

Follow the money

Now even senior judges have come out to fend off concerns over the impact of Brexit on the country's legal system, says Matthew Rogers

Ghost of Christmas Past returns for two solicitors rebuked for serious misbehaviour

Solicitors' conduct 'neither trivial nor justifiably inadvertent'

Legal engineering will help deliver efficiencies for law firms

Online hackathon winner points the way to digital solutions for lawyers and consumers