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Transparency rules bringing benefits to firms and consumers

New rules requiring law firms to proactively publish key price and service information are having a positive effect, a for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has found new report has found

SJ Interview: Elaine Walker

Elaine Walker tells Solicitors Journal what being a senior leader at a claims solicitor firm involves, why her sector is maligned by many and what she thinks the future of financial mis-selling scandals might be

The largest review of maternity services in the UK – Nottingham and the Ockenden Review

Greg Almond and Julie Walker provide an update on the Ockenden Review and the level of progress being made to address the failings within maternity services

A tougher environment for water companies?

Private prosecution is a powerful tool for charities pursuing corporate accountability in environmental offences, says Sophie Wood

Estatesearch Launches New Will Search

Leading legal technology provider Estatesearch, has launched a new Will Search

Where there’s a way, there’s a Will….

Rosamond McDowell discusses the Law Commission’s supplementary consultation on electronic Wills

Supreme Court issues landmark ruling in holiday pay case

Jo Moseley dissects the recent Supreme Court ruling that has clarified key issues relating to the calculation of holiday pay and what is meant by a ‘series of deductions’

The Law Society’s new green paper on reforming civil justice

Fiona Rutherford shares her views on the Law Society’s new green paper ‘Proposals for a 21st Century Justice System’ and how the proposed reforms relate to the work carried out by JUSTICE