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Cyber insurance: A necessity for law firms

Jamie Monck-Mason sets out to de-mystify cyber insurance and demonstrate why solicitors should be buying it

Statutory charge: Protection for work done

Following a recent family law decision, David Burrows considers the parallel charges – legal aid and statutory – that can be applied to a property as guarantee for legal advisers

CMCs and McKenzie Friends not the answer to PI reform

Lord Chancellor invited to meet claimants who would be stifled by MoJ reforms

Identification by photographs

In 1923, SJ considered the admissibility of photographs as identification evidence in the courts

The shorter and flexible trial schemes one year on

Sarah Charig considers what effect the shorter and flexible trial schemes have had on practice

How will Brexit impact on cross-border litigation?

Professor Jonathan Harris QC considers whether the core freedom to choose the English courts and English law to govern contractual disputes is likely to be preserved

Testing across the pond

Joanne Kane considers how the proposed SQE compares to the approach taken in US bar exams

Creative thinking

A joined-up approach to improving the justice system warrants consideration, writes Jean-Yves Gilg