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Paralegals: Your business acumen could set you apart from the crowd

A wealth of paralegal experience is not always a hindrance in the hunt for an elusive training contract, writes Charlotte Parkinson

Expert Witness Supplement Spring 2016

SJ's dedicated supplement covering the work of expert witnesses is now available to view online

The Titanic ticket cases: An early victory for consumer protection?

To celebrate SJ's 160th year of publication, authors will be taking a contemporary look at historic events reported in Solicitors Journal's rich history. See the original story here.

Canadian law firm funder to lend over £50m to UK PI practices

SpectraLegal is initially targeting firms operating on conditional-fee and damages-based agreements

Conflict of interests and RBS's fear

The attempt by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to prevent law firm Cooke, Young & Keidan (CYK) from acting for Property Alliance Group (PAG) in its £30m Libor-rigging claim against the bank is based on allegations of conflicts of interest arising out of rules of evidence protecting communications that are subject to legal privilege.

An adieu to Scalia, the man with the cutting – and politicised – tongue

The death of the Supreme Court justice is a reminder of just how un-politicised our own judges are, despite assertions to the contrary, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

MoJ to crackdown on 'greedy' claims management companies

Proposals aim raise industry standards and ensure a better deal for consumers

Scent of war

The sniping between the Law Society and the SRA stinks of two professional bodies fighting for their own future, not the future of the profession