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Common sense prevails

HMRC's climbdown on QROPS highlights how mainstream the schemes have become in recent years, says Nigel Green

#saveukjustice petition tops 100,000

Rachel Bentley celebrates success of campaign against legal aid cuts

Blind ambition

Hindsight may help when altering the effect of a will, but no one has foresight, warns Ailsa Moorhouse

2,550 law firms 'at risk' of failure

London firms fare worst while Wales has smallest proportion

Charles Plant: 'LETR brings outcomes focus to legal education'

As he encourages solicitors to endorse the LETR's recommendation to scrap minimum CPD hours, the chair of the SRA board welcomes the greater emphasis on outcomes and professional ethics

Northern delights | The LETR of the law

The Legal Education and Training report contains much to be recommended but Kevin Poulter is not convinced it is as innovative as it should be for tomorrow's legal services sector

ABS countdown | Law firms must embrace corporate governance

The requirement for compliance officers is an important step for a sector on the road to a more corporate ethos, says Ian Muirhead

'Windfall' for defendant lawyers in new personal injury costs rules

Defendants to get same fast track fixed costs as claimants for less work