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Solicitors and social worth in the North East

Insurance lawyers have a new role model in Meg Kirby, the founder of a dynamic charity that provides urgent pro bono advice to terminally ill...

Preserving one's position

Rizvan Mussa and Salima Mawji reflect on the latest High Court guidance on judicial review and complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator

The mundane everyday usefulness of human rights laws

Liberty director Martha Spurrier talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about how the Human Rights Act has changed English law for the better

Lights Out

Publishing a weekly magazine is an all-consuming, relentless affair; for a small team like us, it was part of our lives, writes Jean-Yves Gilg

Just passing through

John van der Luit-Drummond looks back at Solicitors Journal's illustrious 160-year history

Eyes fully open

Mike Lewis provides an update on restrictive covenants, notices to quit, and a crackdown on onerous ground rents

Anchored in the community

Colin Jones talks to Matthew Rogers about steering Hewitsons through the perilous waters of the mid-tier market

Social media pitfalls

In light of the SRA's principles, Joshua Lenon provides guidance to lawyers on the correct use of social media