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We are the custodians of the law, not Grayling

Pippa Allsop urges the profession to take a pragmatic approach to government's terrible decisions

LeO and lawyers need to be on the same page

We are entitled to expect the highest ethical administrative and governance standards from the ombudsman, argues Chris Kilroy

Munby blasts interpretation service for extensive failures

Capita still failing to meet targets, causing family hearings to be disrupted, reports Catherine Baksi

The shaken foundations of the legal system

A hike in court fees demonstrates the government's willingness to commoditise the law and endanger people's rights, says David Kirwan

Omnipotence of the Presumption of Death Act 2013

After bringing the first claim of its kind in the High Court in 2015, Gwyn Evans discusses how the Act will bring some relief to...

Building a firmwide vision as managing partner

By Beverly Landais, Marketing and BD Director, Saunderson House

Official register for fourth arm of the profession

Amanda Hamilton discusses how paralegals will fill the void left by legal aid and how consumers will remain protected

Is death preferable to life in prison?

Richard Easton discusses Belgium's refusal to administer a death sentence to prisoner Frank Van Den Bleeken