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Family business | The government's self-help approach to family justice is misguided

A rising trend in the appearance of litigants in person signals a need for legal resources to be more widely available to the general public. But the government are failing to provide it, Marilyn Stowe argues

OFT attacks complexity of legal complaints process

One third of dissatisfied clients do not understand how to complain

Civil procedure rules for interlocutory appeals

Unless there is a change to the way that interlocutory costs are dealt with, ?Seamus Smyth foresees a return to pre-CPR summary assessment

Folklaw | The Profumo scandal scapegoat

Andrew Lugger examines the charges brought against 'Dr Stephen Ward under the Sexual Offences Act 1956

Tales from practice | Welcome distractions

'New Year, but one thing leads to another...

Complaints | The dangers of a paperless office

Destroying printed documents as part of your firm's paperless drive can land you in trouble with clients, ?say

Workshop: Becoming familiar with the National Conveyancing Protocol

If conveyancers want ?CQS accreditation, they will have to become familiar with the National Conveyancing Protocol explains John Coulter

Update | Health and safety: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

Zahra Nanji questions the repercussions of a late amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which places the onus on employees to prove negligence 'where an injury occurs at work