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LSB calls for sole independent regulator to oversee legal profession

Risk-based approach and full independence forms basis of new legislative framework to protect consumers and practitioners

The silence of the lawyers

The inevitable stresses of professional life can take a toll on the mental health of typically driven and perfectionist lawyers, but help is at hand, writes Angus Lyon

Pokémon Go and trespass to land

The popularity of the contagious app has brought trespass laws to the forefront of many landowners' minds; Sarah Richardson explains how a claim can be brought and the possible defences and remedies

Early warning

Glenda Ferneyhough discusses a recent case prompting practitioners to draw their clients' attention to the details of a lease, as well as other decisions of interest to conveyancers

Law firms should not be the law enforcers

A new pilot scheme on seizing the proceeds of crime has the potential to jeopardise the fairness of already draconian legislation, argues Samira Noor Khan

Fixed costs: Bad news or bad news?

With the spectre of fixed costs in civil litigation looming, Julian Oldfield warns firms to start preparing now for changes to the way they practice and the potential loss of revenue

Illegality re-examined

Richard Hayes and Oliver Hyams consider whether the public policy approach taken by the Supreme Court in Patel v Mirza has clarified the law of illegality

Balancing disclosure and protection

Georgina Squire advises litigators on the potential pitfalls involved in protecting privileged documents