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First 100 years: A celebration of women in law

While recognising the strides made by women lawyers over the last century, Laura Clenshaw observes that true equality in the profession has not yet been achieved

Online estate agents: The start of a conveyancing revolution?

The advent of online estate agencies could give conveyancers the opportunity to build new business and rethink the solicitor-estate agent dynamic, explains Mark Riddick

Global focus on bribery remains on the individual

Section 7 offence of the 'vanishing' (Bribery) Act 2010 will remain as it is, much to the dismay of the Serious Fraud Office director, David Green, write Louise Hodges and Johanna Walsh

Should the Limbu test be applied more widely?

A recent judicial review brought against a regulative body shows the requirements of transparency are more burdensome than previously realised, writes Stephen Hocking

The right spaces in the right places

As the One Public Estate initiative enters its next phase, the government must seize the opportunity to dispose of surplus land and meet demand for housing, writes Kristian Scholfield

What do home businesses mean for landlords?

Elizabeth Dwomoh and Richard Hayes analyse the effect of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 on business tenancy renewal protection

How is the judiciary selected?

The diversity of judges has been the subject of some debate in the press recently, with the arguments focusing on the rate at which women are being appointed to the judiciary.

Rent control may harm, not help, tenants

Mandatory limits on housing rents might seem like the obvious solution to rising prices, but other approaches can do more to protect both landlords and tenants, says Lisa Evans