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Housing court proposals met with scepticism

Government proposals to establish a specialist housing court in the hope of reducing delays have been met with scepticism by the Civil Justice Council (CJC) this week.

Legal helpline calls on bullying and harassment double

Calls reporting bullying and harassment to LawCar';s helpline almost doubled last year, according to figures from the legal mental health charity this week.

Managing mental health in law firms

Making sure mental health is systematically included in the agenda at management meetings helps start the conversation that will allow you to pick up the issue before it's too late, says Paul Bennett

Fighting to retain standards

New price transparency rules could lead to a race to the bottom, warns David Kirwan

Such a lonely word: reinventing honesty

Honesty seems to pop up ever more frequently in the context of client service, but what do we actually mean, asks Alan Larkin

Price transparency: it's about the wiggle room

New price transparency requirements have to be a positive development for law firms, but there is still an issue about unexpected costs, says Russell Conway

Time to legislate on mental health prevention

Turning current guidance into law may be the only way to make the legal profession tackle growing concerns over work-related stress and its effects on lawyers' mental health, says Pippa Allsop

Editor's letter | The price of survival

The SRA's handbook does not come into force for another four months, at the earliest, but it's already causing nervousness across 'the profession, says Jean-Yves Gilg.