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Armed forces should 'fight the enemy, not the lawyers'

Politicians 'vilify' lawyers with claims of industrial-scale 'spurious and vexatious' litigation

Jumping ship: Partners and fee earners first!

Paul McAleavey explains the risks to rival firms when rainmakers and teams are poached

Wake up to the customer service imperative

Improving online capability, responding to all reviews, and adopting a flexible mindset are just some of the steps firms can take to meet customer expectations, says Qamar Anwar

Costs budgeting after Sarpd

David Cooper discusses the confusion surrounding incurred costs that the Court of Appeal decision has created for practitioners

New courts service chief pledges to bring justice into digital age

Susan Acland-Hood helped cut an 'overspending, unsustainable victim compensation fund' without public outcry

The value of self-reporting

SFO v XYZ demonstrates that the approval of a deferred prosecution agreement is not merely a rubber-stamping exercise, explain John Bramhall and Jonathan Brogden

Testamentary predators

Brendan Cotter considers the difficulties that claimants continue to face when attempting to challenge testamentary predators and prove undue influence in probate matters

National Health Service: Legal Proceedings | 1 October 1949

In 1949, SJ offered guidance on legal proceedings involving the newly formed NHS