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Law Society opposes restrictions on use of in-house advocates

Solicitors can provide high-quality advocacy for clients, says the Law Society

State of play: case summaries

Elizabeth Eyre and Jennifer Ridgway examine recent cases involving the taxation of offshore trusts, the appointment of suitable deputies and the arbitration of a family feud

Multi-million pound child abuse inquiry to consider 'more evidence' than Chilcot Report

Justice Goddard faces challenge in leaving 'no stone unturned' with £17.9m budget

Too little, too late for the Law Society's back to basic strategy plan?

A splintered profession disassociating itself from the solicitor brand may not be enamoured by Chancery Lan';s attempts to engage, writes Kevin Poulter

Diversity lesson of the week: Challenge authority when it is misguided

'Everyone is entitled to equality under the law'; BSN award winner Walter H. White Jr calls on lawyers following a rise in xenophobia in Western Europe, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

Inexperienced lawyers have no place in the youth courts, says Lady Hale

Just For Kids Law launches new centre to help ill-guided youth defendants

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Michael Gove: A Trojan Horse?

The Lord Chancellor is a sincere, intelligent man who is doing the right thing. And we trust him at our peril, writes the Secret Barrister