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Hanging out the washing

Liz Carter and Alice Hunter look at how to cut through the jargon and communicate your firm's true sustainability credentials

CILEX announces new president

Regulatory lawyer, Emma Davies, has taken over as the 60th president of CILEX and its 13th female president

Law Society: five fixes for the justice system

With the UK's justice system in crisis, there are short-term fixes that will stabilise the system, says the Law Society of England and Wales

Two solicitors join Insolvency Rules Committee

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Robert Paterson and Alexander Wood as solicitor members of the Insolvency Rules Committee

National Audit Office to scrutinise FCA

The UK's independent public spending watchdog is to look into how effectively the Financial Conduct Authority is carrying out its role

MoJ: call for evidence

The UK's Ministry of Justice is seeking evidence on a range of topics covering open justice, access to data, and the transparency of court and tribunal services

SFO seizes Sheffield flat in £17m China bribery probe

At the High Court on 14 July, the UK's Serious Fraud Office successfully recovered a property and its rental income from Dr Guang Jiang, an agent who helped British technology company Sarclad to pay bribes to secure business in China

Walking a tightrope: policing and legislating public order

Emelia Bezant-Gahan analyses the UK's recent public order legislation, its implications for the right to protest and competing human rights issues