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Business groups call on prime minister to scrap legal reforms

The government's commitment to ending the LASPO exemption on insolvency litigation is labelled 'misguided', 'anti-business' and 'flies in the face of available evidence'

Former solicitor sues former firm for disability discrimination

Claimant alleged to have had 'problems' with a female member of staff

Home Office will consider a time limit on police bail

Appropriate checks and balances needed for the use of 'extraordinary police powers'

Low hanging fruit

HMRC knows exactly where UK non-domiciled individuals are likely to make a mistake on their tax declarations and specifically targets them, says Mark Davies

Judges will award favourably if dating is disclosed

Attempts to conceal relationships following a divorce will hinder the court's financial assessment, explains Marilyn Stowe

A different route

Young lawyers should consider their path to qualification at an early stage, says Claire Green

Human rights should not be used as a political tool

This is the country that wrote Magna Carta…

How to achieve the aim of gender equality

Targets and quotas will help to increase female representation at board level in the short term, but the ultimate goal has to be reward based solely on merit, says Martin Arnold