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In discussion: Brexit

With debate over the UK's continuing participation in the European Union hotting up, Solicitors Journal invites its readers to explain which way they are voting come the 23 June referendum. Can they persuade you?

The death knell for non-competes?

The issues raised by the government's consultation on non-compete clauses hindering innovation are more nuanced than might be thought, writes Daniel Oudkerk QC

Lurking in wait

A stamp duty and inheritance tax trap lies in wait for the unaware parent who wants to fund their child's property purchase

Timeshare owners take members club to High Court over 'skimming off' claims

Test case may provoke 'long-overdue shake up in opaque world of timeshare exchange companies', says Edwin Coe litigator

Government should 'think again' on British Bill of Rights, say peers

Constitutional upheaval and damage to the UK's international standing leave Lords committee unconvinced by plans to scrap the Human Rights Act

Legal market's 'grand delusion' laid bare as 'rough times' predicted

Confidence and performance of midsize firms dips, new report shows

Leave Dickens behind

Realising a grand vision often hinges on the financial backing it receives. So how probable is Sir James Munby's online divorce vision?

Consultations: What are they good for?

John van der Luit-Drummond deliberates whether the government is making a disingenuous attempt to engage with claimant lawyers over reforms to PI