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Shami Chakrabarti to lead Labour's anti-Semitism inquiry

Jeremy Corbyn calls for independent inquiry under the former director of Liberty to tackle racism

Women in law: A reminder of the stats

While Chloe Gallagher celebrates the trailblazing female role models the profession has to offer, parity is far from the horizon

Double standards for design

Parties to construction contracts must pay careful attention to the wording of warranties, warns Chris Holwell

The deep dark web

To protect client information from data thefts and government surveillance, firms might have to adopt an approach first developed to facilitate illegal activity, writes Ernest Aduwa

Financial advice in estate administration

John Bunker discusses the financial and tax issues that can arise in estate administration and how providing advice on these matters can help build better relationships with clients

How to respond to online banking fraud

Sophia Purkis and Lisa Serrant advise solicitors on the steps clients should take to recover stolen money, particularly where the bank refuses to make a refund

HMRC must address year-long wait for work records

Delays deny people suffering from workplace-related illnesses access to compensation at the time they need it most, writes Roger Maddocks

The double-edged sword of aggregation

James Denison and Matthew Line consider the court's interpretation of the minimum terms and conditions of solicitors' PII contracts in the AIG Europe case