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It doesn't add up

Russell Conway's heart stopped beating when he received a nice letter from his broker, and then he went into overdrive

Firm calls in Freeserve founder

Yorkshire solicitors stake future on internet service and ABS

Conveyancing and family dominate legal complaints

Failure to advise or follow instructions more important than cost

DEFRA delays decision on English badger cull

Environment secretary Caroline Spelman has said she is “strongly minded” to allow controlled culling of badgers by farmers and landowners in England.

Freeserve founder launches online legal service

Ajaz Ahmed, co-founder of Freeserve, has set up an online legal service, LEGAL365.com, which he believes will become a major player in the post-ABS legal market.

Conveyancing, family and private client dominate legal complaints

Conveyancing, family and private client work dominated the complaints investigated by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) in the first six months since it opened in October 2010.

Natural selection

Aptitude tests for law school applicants could be the objective filter that gives all would-be lawyers equal access to legal education regardless of background, so why do so few universities have them? Jon Parker asks some of the main stakeholders

Fair play

As it promises a new approach to regulation, the SRA should start treating solicitors being investigated with greater fairness, says Susanna Heley