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One in five civil servants want to quit the Legal Aid Agency

Respondents admitted to experiencing age, disability, ethnicity and gender discrimination

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By Moneypenny

Poor pay and pensions could force a third of judges to quit

A survey of all salaried judges paints of picture of them being overworked and undervalued by the public, press and politicians, reports Catherine Baksi

Common law conflict

When considering disputed wills, are the courts to prioritise common law tests of capacity, or those set out in the Mental Health Act 2005?

Eighty per cent increase in calls made out of hours

alldayPA Legal promises law firms their own dedicated team of legal call handlers

Recognition of a regional presence

Big legal players are continuing to invest in the regions, but is it enough to stop the north-south brain drain?

Associate Announcement: Taylor Vinters plot their path to success with new integrated IT solution

By DPS

Death bed gifts

Coming across a donatio mortis causa is very rare and proving it's validly can be equally obscure, but a couple of recent cases offer some...