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Lord Woolf: Legal aid cuts are damaging the reputation of our justice system

Peers approve 'small but important' change to merits criteria in civil legal aid cases

Conveyancers and small firms hit hardest by indemnity insurance costs

SRA to consult in the new year on reducing barriers to entry and exit

History shows the pliability of lawyers during times of political upheaval

'Lawyers who do not choose the dark side will have to show that the rule of law is worth fighting for,' says Sir Geoffrey Nice QC

Commons and the law: The old and the new

Alec Samuels considers the problems of old and new commons and old and new rights

Progressing the careers of BAME solicitors

The profession cannot be excused from meeting its diversity obligations, says Caroline Newman

The importance of effective decision making

Tiffany Cloynes advises local authorities on the actions they must take to ensure their decisions are safe from challenges

Understanding dishonesty in fitness to practise cases

Following the disciplinary action taken against nurse Pauline Cafferkey, Marie Dancer considers the approach of medical regulatory bodies to allegations of dishonesty

The seven-year itch: Common traps of the RTA portal

The portal for low-value road traffic claims is still catching out claimants, says District Judge Karen Doyle as she reviews some of the most avoidable mistakes