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Criminal lawyer demands vote of no confidence in Law Society leadership

Move reflects anger over 17.5 per cent fee cut as QASA registration begins

Great expectations.

Probate claims are all about costs, says Lloyd Junor, but do your clients really understand who pays them?

Green shoots and withering leaves

The collapse of Lehman Brothers five years ago was seen by many as a cleansing moment. The western world was purging itself of years of...

The future is bright

As he takes on his first legal apprentice, Russell Conway wonders if this is 'the beginning of a backlash against a university education

Update | Licensing: summary reviews, shadow licences, gambling

Roy Light considers cases on summary reviews and shadow licences and recent guidance from the Gambling Commission on underage gambling and primary gambling activity

Developing strong, independent brands

Collaborative branding is not as innovative as some would like you to believe, says Liverpool-based Lisa Alty

Pushing firms to the wall

With fee cuts and loss of duty work, there will be few criminal 'legal aid firms left by 2015, says Mark Davies

Was the Law Society right to engage with Chris Grayling?

As Chancery Lane kicks off a series of national roadshows to explain their position on crime tendering, David Gilmore asks whether there were alternatives to...