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600 per cent surge in UK solicitors joining Irish roll

Brexit-driven transfer decisions responsible for large number of new admissions

Third SQE consultation opts for single assessment organisation

SRA to start procurement process in first quarter of 2018

Justice at the polls

Angela Patrick, Paul Harvey, and Tublu Mukherjee consider the commitments made in the three main parties' manifestos and what they mean for the UK's justice system

Licence or tenancy: Is that still a problem?

Charity trustees drafting their own documents using imprecise language can unwittingly land their organisations in hot water, says Alec Samuels

The extraordinary case of Julian Assange

Sweden may have withdrawn its European Arrest Warrant against the WikiLeaks' founder but the UK police is still after him, says Ben Keith

No deal for HBOS over loss of business reputation?

Stuart Benzie considers whether a claim for loss of reputation can result in a payment of damages before the court

Looking to the mid-market future

Karen Hain talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about the priorities for medium-sized law firms, including compliance, financial management, and succession planning

How to be independent

With reports of record numbers of solicitors taking the plunge as freelance consultants within a virtual firm, what motivates them? And how do they survive the first year without the safety net of a salary?