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Psychological first aid for lawyers

To mark World Mental Health Day, Angus Lyon advises lawyers on recognising and responding to the signs of burnout in themselves and their colleagues

The crimes of hacking | 20 October 1989

In 1989, SJ welcomed the Law Commission's proposal to criminalise the activities of computer hackers

How the government sees the profession: 'Fat cats', 'activists', and 'vultures'

Lawyers are the pantomime villains in the Tories' play for political point scoring, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

Unfinished business

With SQE, the SRA had the opportunity to make radical improvements to our education and training system – they are yet to materialise, writes Jean-Yves Gilg

Mucky, traumatic and deeply, deeply sad; the world of family law

Radicalisation, Kindoki, and 'miracle baby' cases are just some of the unexpected challenges family courts are facing – and they must deal with them against a backdrop of unprecedented cuts. Julia Thackray reports Jo Delahunty QC's Gresham College lecture

Will the new SQE really promote diversity?

The SRA can't be expected to come up with a fix for all social justice issues but its current proposals are removing some important safety nets, says Jessica Guth

About time

Following the long-awaited consultation on reforms to the taxation of non-doms, Kate Johnson issues a plea to the government to give practitioners the time to advise clients clearly in future

Breaches of the innocent

The importance of 'robust' force majeure clauses has been highlighted following MSC v Cottonex, writes Henry Evans