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Indirect discrimination against men over child tax credit is justified

System directing funds at household where child principally lives deemed most effective

Anger as SRA scraps trainee minimum salary

Firms to pay minimum wage from August 2014

Decision to scrap trainee minimum wage was done with obscene haste

Profession not given the time to consider the proposal and provide meaningful response, says Martin Varley

Tales from practice: Postman Barr

Based on lawyers' hourly rate, 60p is still a good deal to have a letter delivered by the Post Office, says Richard Barr

A healthy investment: Creating an employee wellness programme

Managing partner Michael Angelides shares how the Simmons Firm's wellness programme has kept employees and business in shape

Upward view: Why law firms need non-executive directors

David von Simson, managing partner at Europa Partners, considers how non-executive directors can bring financial stability to law firms

Solicitor to continue court battle against 'tyrannical' SRA

Gadd wins support of Society of Black Lawyers for intervention challenge

Contingency fees must not become 'blot on the landscape'

New model should be 'spur to innovation'