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'Je suis Charlie' phrase unlikely to ever be trade marked

Phrase made famous by Paris terror attack has already been the subject of more than 50 trade mark applications in Europe

A draconian deterrent

A strict liability criminal offence for off-shore tax declarations can only lead to one grim outcome, warns Robert Maas

Conveyancers' optimism cools as housing market slows down

Less than one third of respondents saw work volumes increase in the last quarter

Lawyers warned about costs of delaying retirement planning

Incompetent LeO is unable to provide simple information

LeO does not have the basic building blocks in place to operate efficiently, says Chris Kilroy

Don't blame lawyers for spiralling costs

The litigants were at fault for the extortionate costs in Seagrove v Sullivan, says Marilyn Stowe

Law firms failing to meet client demands for gender-diverse teams

Men's club mentality keeping women out of partnerships, Managing Partner roundtable finds

Junior practitioners must lobby against part 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

Grayling deeply misunderstands the purpose of judicial review, argues YLAL committee member Oliver Carter