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The end of legal industry incrementalism

Change has been forced on many a firm to make them become more efficient, as Nicola Jones explains

£0.5m raised by the 5-year First 100 Years project

More than £500,000 was raised in just five years by the First 100 Years project to celebrate women in law

'Extremely concerning': BAME solicitors over-represented in SRA action

SRA releases data revealing an ethnicity disparity in solicitors facing regulatory investigations 

'Time to rethink' employment law

Employment law in the UK is not fit for purpose for a future of homeworking, a law firm said 

Proposed wealth tax an 'exceptional' crisis response

A so-called wealth tax on UK individuals has been proposed by the Wealth Tax Commission as a crisis response to covid-19

Barratt drops ground rent on new leases

Barratt Developments has eliminated ground rents on new developments, it has been reported this week

'Shocking' plan to breach international law dropped by government

Government abandons controversial parts of its internal market bill to break international law in a widely welcomed U-turn

Housing and the Equality Act: 10 years on

Alternatives may be required of landlords before the court will accept evicting a disabled tenant is justified, as Sarah Steinhardt and Daniel Clarke explain