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From £4.8m to £9.2m: 'Doubling the value of a land sale

Bamboozled by developers' jargon, landowners are risking accepting lower prices when selling a land asset, writes Gary Freeman

The SQE: Finding 'the right tool for the job

Pippa Allsop asks whether the exam is removing one barrier and replacing it with an economic hurdle

Where was the government in Kerrie Backhouse's case?

As every lawyer in the land will confirm, the law can be a slow moving beast, sometimes taking many decades to catch up with changing social realities. Witness the rapid rise of cohabitation over recent decades. Couples who live together without marrying are now the fastest growing family type in the UK, but there is still no law recognising such relationships in England and Wales.

Texas-style justice 'remains a pipe dream in the UK

A recent Panorama episode, 'Tough Justice in Britain: Texas Style' , gave a fascinating insight into Texas's criminal justice revolution, where the traditional 'hard on crime, hard on sentencing' view is a thing of the past.

Sevenfold rise in crime following proliferation of dating apps

Users turn a blind eye to risk of dating apps and social media

Joshua Rozenberg recognised with honorary QC award

Journalist among eight taking silk for work outside of legal practice

QC promotions: Number of women silk applicants remains 'stubbornly low'

Success rate for BAME applicants 'disappointing' despite rise in number of applicants

Shadow attorney general quits Corbyn's justice team

Concerns over the direction and internal conflict within Labour have only grown, says MP