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Tories 'consider' ban on personal injury cold calling

Stamp out of nuisance calls welcomed but plan to scrap SFO described as 'a pity'

Lib Dems pledge LASPO review and more funding for criminal legal aid

Insurance for company directors to help fund justice spend, says party's manifesto

Get good at the business of law

Michelle Peters explains why being a good lawyer isn't enough if you want to be successful at the business of law

SQE: Avoiding a two-tier profession

The new super-exam should help deal with the LPC gamble and put the profession within the reach of many, says Alex Hawley

Evolution of the digital dinosaur

Law firms marrying new ways of working with managing the expectations of those resistant to change see the most success in the new digital world, writes James Noble

UK raises the green flag for Russian extradition requests

It is not the courts' role to draft diplomatic assurances for Russian authorities, for to do so deprives judges of objective scrutiny, argues Edward Grange

Helping clients and charities at HMRC's expenses

Solicitors should encourage clients to take advantage of the underused, invaluable tax relief available when leaving money to charity, advises John Bunker

Getting the call to action right

However good law firms' content is, it won't generate the level of response it deserves if it doesn't tell readers what to do next, says Douglas McPherson