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The inquiry no one wants to chair

Catarina Sjölin considers the format the home secretary's inquiry into historical child abuse should take in order to truly find answers

How safe is your data?

Personal financial information is arguably the most sensitive data in our lives; Jo Sanders offers guidance on who you need to protect yourself from and how

Telephone...

conversations between prisoners and their MPs have been 'accidentally' recorded, justice secretary Chris Grayling has admitted.

Practitioners urged to be wary of client suicide

25 per cent of people who have mental health problems report debt or arrears

Those who hold the purse are pulling the strings

Future of law depends on the profession's ability to adapt to financial restraints, says the Lord Chief Justice. Laura Clenshaw reports

Legal aid legacy?

On the tails of pro bono week comes Christmas. Yes, I know it gets earlier every year.

Can you take from the Church?

Helen Freely takes a look at the potentially taboo issue of contesting charitable donations gifted to the Church of England in a will

Multipurpose vehicle

Cross-selling within a firm can be a hugely profitable source of work but puzzlingly, it is hardly ever a priority for most firms, says Doug McPherson