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SRA relies on property websites' 'fictional' valuation to enforce £14,000 costs order

Former solicitor fails to resist costs enforcement order despite claims of being worse off than when he was struck off

Vulnerable consumers need more cost options and 'jargon-free' legal services

LSB research first step towards improving outcomes for people with mental health problems or dementia

NHS clinical negligence claims down but legal costs rise to £624m

Obstetric claims accounted for 50 per cent of new claims' total value

'Phishy' emails

Training staff to spot suspicious emails can combat Friday afternoon fraud, says Vanessa Crawley

Divorce and intra-UK jurisdiction disputes

Amy Scollan discusses the contrast between English and Scottish law on matrimonial settlements

Will writing the Shoreditch way?

Proposals to bring the law on wills into 21st century practice are long overdue, but an essential question has unfortunately been left outside the scope of the reform: access to legal advice, says Jean-Yves Gilg

Sir Ian Burnett named new Lord Chief Justice

Former head of Temple Garden Chambers primed to oversee reforms to courts and justice system

Pre-Brexit EU rulings to have equal status with Supreme Court decisions

Repeal Bill provides partial answers to senior judge's concerns over interpretation