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Munby: media access to court documents is essential

Public has legitimate interest in how family courts' exercise power, says senior family judge

Why are soft skills so hard to master?

By Sue Beavil, Senior Training & Development Manager, Mayer Brown

Dirty laundry

Family feuds and estate disputes make great stories, but are headlines sullying the good name of trusts and trustees, asks Nicola Plant

Our representative body is dividing us into premier and second division solicitors

Why should property lawyers with decades of experience in conveyancing be vetted 'before they can use Chancery Lane's new portal, asks Howard Salter

International surrogacy laws are not keeping up with changing social patterns

In the absence of harmonised rules, the difference in worldwide approach will continue to cause legal confusion and complication as surrogacy becomes commonplace, say Claire...

Small and mighty: bigger isn't always better in criminal legal aid

The government may want to hand ?out criminal legal aid contracts to fewer, bigger firms, but smaller practices with lower overhead costs are arguably in...

Arbitration costs 'much more' than litigation

Judges more incentivised than arbitrators to keep costs down, says Lord Neuberger

Talent quicksand: Why law firms should provide new career paths

Is the traditional career model for lawyers dead? Rachel Brushfield and Mitch Kowalski explore why law firms need to break away from linear career paths