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The full extent of groundwater flood risk to property

GeoSmart explains how groundwater flooding causes more damage to property, but is the least understood

Brexit challenge in the Supreme Court

Toby Vanhegan and Riccardo Calzavara set out the arguments of the various parties in Miller over the government's power to trigger article 50 without parliament's consent

Protecting employees with cancer

Tilly Harries discusses the steps employers can take to meet their legal obligations towards employees with cancer and prevent discrimination

Master of the Rolls proposes expanded advice scheme

Work-based learning element could be integrated in legal education curriculum

River Thames boat racer fined for breaching speed limit

Defendant unaware of limit and claims racing took place on the river 'all the time'

Regulator 'pushing open door' over civil standard of proof

SRA confident about statutory change to tribunal evidence rules

Conveyancers hit hardest by Friday afternoon fraudsters

Solicitors should consider whether existing professional indemnity insurance is 'sufficient'

Legal privilege: A right under attack

Significant problems exist between individual rights and the demands of government and regulators, writes John van der Luit-Drummond