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Pro bono costs: The gift forgotten by lawyers

Practitioners must not miss the opportunity to level the playing field and sustain the free legal advice sector by asking for pro bono costs, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

Uber decision holds key to workers' rights

Employer's degree of control over workers signals employee status, say experts

Law firms 'step up' pro bono support amid international refugee crisis

China's lawyers clock more hours than those in England and Wales, pro bono index finds

£20m retrieval should preserve SFO's future, says lawyer

Agency 'here to stay' as the role of 'silent' NCA brought into question

Are we still a civilised society?

Convincing the public of the importance of legal aid is the first step in placing access to justice back on the political agenda, writes Jon Robins

Making headlines from matrimonial disputes

Mainstream media reports of 'big money' divorces are riddled with inaccuracies, writes Pippa Allsop

The legality of secret recordings

It is becoming more common for clients to ask whether they can record meetings with professionals or film their ex-partner who behaves one way in court and quite another at handovers. How else can they prove their point when it's just their word against the other party's?

Witnesses adrift without a paddle

New SFO interview guidance flies in the face of the right to legal representation, writes Brian Swan