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The immigration cap: Potential borders between law firms and trainees

Rajiv Naik advises firms on how best to prepare for and manage the risk of an exceeded immigration cap for tier 2 visa applications when...

The aliases of a man fed up with calls for PPI claims

Richard Barr: Hoisted by his own petard in the fight against scammers

Riverview Law dips into existing talent pool to award six new training contracts

Fixed-price commercial law brand doubles its investment in staff learning and development

Compliance costs mount as UK economic sanctions hit highest level in three years

Sanctions against Iranians and Ukrainians account for a quarter of all designated by the UK

Trouble abroad

Dr Julian Morris considers recent judgments regarding employer liability, the conflict between EU and English law, and investigations into deaths in custody

Firms struggle to convert revenue into profitability

Over a quarter of firms see overall profit pool decrease as regional firms outperform City counterparts in PEP metric

Law firms head to the banks as lawyers target expansion

Lending tops £7.3bn as firms borrow to fund M&A, overseas offices, and lateral hires

Grandparents take to the courts in droves to assume parental control

Last four years has seen an almost 50 per cent increase in the use of Special Guardianship Orders