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Revising legal services regulation: threat or promise?

Whether there ought to be a single independent legal regulator or just greater transparency requirements on anybody providing legal advice, lawyers should take an interest in how their sector should be regulated, says Emma Walker

Unhappy state of affairs: the impact of family court closures

The government should make the best of the revised timescale for the court reform project to learn from recent mistakes, urges Pippa Allsop

In the public interest? The SDT's burdensome move to a civil standard of proof

Wrangling over the change to the civil standard of proof has been a distraction from addressing more pressing issues, argues Jean-Yves Gilg

Gauke moots increasing judicial retirement age

Justice secretary David Gauke has hinted that he is in favour of proposals to increase the judicial retirement age from 70 to 72.

Form with function: using a consistent 'key features' document

A new form designed and endorsed by property specialist bodies is already addressing concerns around leasehold and supporting a move to managed freehold, says Beth Rudolf

Data protection: reading future trends

The predicted flood of GDPR-related litigation is yet to materialise but several issues are already emerging, says Ricky Cella

To the ends of the earth: reappraising trust in the profession

In the post-LSA professional environment, rehabilitation rather than automatic strike off might be a more appropriate way of dealing with low-level dishonesty, suggests Susanna Heley

When is a liar not a liar?

Arguing that somebody else was in control of your actions is unlikely to be a defence to unethical behaviour, warns Mena Ruparel