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Cohabitation reform is a divisive issue

While cohabitation rights may not be a vote winner, it is a priority for family practitioners and must be addressed, says Julia Thackray

Case in point | A once powerful weapon

Richard Easton looks at the legacy of notorious French 'advocate Jacques Vergès and his défense de rupture

Riding on Slaters' coat-tails

For most high street firms, £1m is a lot of money. Well over their average annual turnover. But £1m is what Slater & Gordon are...

Chancel repair: the risk lives on

Instead of abolishing chancel repair liability law, parliament has chosen to perpetuate the risk for homebuyers and their lawyers, says Liverpool solicitor Daphne Bridson

Every penny counts

Why do firms insist on wasting money, asks Martyn Brown

Standing out: how to make your mark as a virtual lawyer

After ten years as a solicitor in a real-life office, Mike Scutt has stepped into the virtual world. With his head in the Cloud and...

Bureaucracy and reduced provider numbers are threatening legal help take-up

The most worrying aspect of the low take-up of legal help is that it could justify scrapping, says Steve Hynes

Felix | Back to basics

It is a jury that decides whether a defendant is guilty or innocent, not politicians or journalists, says Felix