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Legal aid cuts 'will force victims of human trafficking to claim asylum'

Victims of human trafficking who end up in the UK could be forced to claim asylum to stay in the country, the general secretary of...

Attorney General to argue in person that prisoners should not get vote

The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, has said that he will go to the European Court of Human Rights in person to argue that the UK...

Legal aid bill will be bad for families, alliance warns MPs

An alliance of family-related organisations and family lawyers has warned MPs that the legal aid bill will be “bad for children, bad for women and...

Lost in space

A law firm's website is one of the most effective ways of communicating with potential clients. David Coldrick shows the way

Cost of SRA overhaul to hit £18m

The cost of the SRA's 'change programme' is expected to reach £18m by the end of this year, the regulator has said.

White magic

The news last week that the majority of consumers relied primarily on friends' recommendations to choose a solicitor shouldn't come as a huge surprise. But...

United state of mind

Anna Burnside

New ingredient

Adding 'public benefit' as a new ingredient to the charity law mix is proving a recipe for disaster, says Finola Moss