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Folk law | Look before you leap

Baron Hore-Belisha's brush with death on the highway led to a change in the law that is still with us today 


Regulatory watch | Making will writing a reserved activity is not the right approach

Will consumers really benefit from the LSB's proposal for will writing and estate administration to be made reserved activities, asks Nigel West

Switched on: expert witnesses

Inside the mind of an expert witness, by Clive Sims

Training rising stars: Training young lawyers in relationship law firms

Rita Dev shares her experiences in co-creating the first-ever international ?law firm training programme for young lawyers in relationship firms

Access to employment rights in jeopardy

The introduction of employment tribunal fees will stop lower wage workers from accessing their rights and will create an environment on the side of employers, says Donna Martin

The system is failing children put up for adoption

Successive governments have encouraged adoption without providing the necessary framework to protect children's interests, says Finola Moss

Life in crime | The criminalisation of free speech has gone too far

In a spate of recent cases substantial sentences have 'been imposed on people who posted offensive remarks 'on social media. The criminalisation of free speech 'has gone too far, says Lucy Corrin

Jackson reforms persuade new ABS to look beyond personal injury

Pudsey Legal to expand into wills, conveyancing and family