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19th century criminal trials are too expensive, says Leveson

President of the Queen's Division says "we have to live with diminished resources for years to come"

Women lawyers typically work 12 months for the price of 10

By Linda Stewart, Head of Employment, Simpson Millar

Strategic equality: Fixing the 'male problem' in law firm partnerships

Why are many law firms still failing to develop gender-balanced partnerships and senior management teams? Manju Manglani reports on the findings of Managing Partner's roundtable

The burden of knowledge

A greater understanding that their planning is poor leads lawyers to worry about their retirment more than most, so why not act now?

Tailoring approval

Lucy Brennan unravels the chancellor's autumn statement and suggests that with dwindling public finances, private clients won't find any respite for a long while yet

When two wrongs almost make a right

Colin Lawson predicts that the pendulum between the FTSE 100 and commercial property has swung, and backs the FTSE 100 to deliver better investment returns in 2015.

Non-lawyers make better Lord Chancellors, argues Grayling

Tory blogger says Grayling has launched a 'counter-attack' on those who see him as unfit for purpose

In pursuit of social reform

Even after four decades of practice, Patrick Allen still believes the law is an instrument for social justice, writes John van der Luit-Drummond