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'Overly convoluted' costs bill not needed, say costs lawyers

ACL launches 'more workable' and less rigid bill of costs to counter practitioners' scepticism

How firms can take advantage of the rise of alternative finance

Peer-to-peer lending has provided opportunities for lawyers to increase their value by assisting clients with financial matters, explains Louis Mathers

Power to the people

Why are family lawyers against settlement conferences, wonders Jean-Yves Gilg

Lawyers overwhelmingly hostile to settlement conferences in care proceedings

'Get ready for team-building days out with local authority managers', says barrister

Senior magistrate criticises court closures in Wales

'MoJ needs to fully take into account the reliance of court users on public transport', says Magistrates Association chair

Brexit: Judicial independence and the Bill of Rights

The article 50 question should ultimately be decided by the judges of the highest court, not by high-handed newspaper editors, writes Chris Robinson

In defence of Liz Truss

Lawyers should stop making non-lawyers, like the Lord Chancellor, feel inferior, says Dana Denis-Smith

Lord Chief Justice drops the mic on tabloid journo

Where is the 'dividing line is between criticism and abuse', asks Lord Thomas