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River Thames boat racer fined for breaching speed limit

Defendant unaware of limit and claims racing took place on the river 'all the time'

Regulator 'pushing open door' over civil standard of proof

SRA confident about statutory change to tribunal evidence rules

Conveyancers hit hardest by Friday afternoon fraudsters

Solicitors should consider whether existing professional indemnity insurance is 'sufficient'

Legal privilege: A right under attack

Significant problems exist between individual rights and the demands of government and regulators, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

Truss to make decision on PI discount rate

Government forced to stop dragging its heels after claimant lawyers launch legal challenge

The reforms restricting the access to the justice we all treasure

The government's proposed reforms to personal injury claims will have a devastating effect on vulnerable claimants and local PI firms alike, says James Barker

Are settlement conferences appropriate?

Dominic Raeside reflects on the benefits – or otherwise – of settlement conferences in children cases and whether FDAC is a meaningful comparison

Conveyancing Association named official partner of ESTAS Conveyancer Awards

Association's operations director 'delighted' to secure partnership