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13 Jun 2016

The Bar must reassess the £127,000 dream

The profession might pay a heavy price if it fails to meet the financial needs of aspiring barristers, writes Matthew Rogers

13 Jun 2016

Counter-Extremism Bill: A plot to censor public freedoms?

An all-encompassing, ill-defined, and overly controlling attempt to tackle extremism is counterintuitive and doomed to failure, writes Maria Theodoulou

13 Jun 2016

IP litigation and Brexit

Giovanni Guglielmetti and Marco Blei discuss how the outcome of the referendum could affect the new EU-wide patent system

13 Jun 2016

Gender quotas for partnership not the way forward, say lawyers

Women lawyers to wait six decades for equal representation at partner level

10 Jun 2016

Immigration lawyers see rise in UK citizenship requests

Amid uncertainty over Britain's future, European expats fear for their residency status ahead of Brexit vote, reports Matthew Rogers

8 Jun 2016

Professional bodies best placed to tackle money laundering, says Law Society

SRA claims for independence from Chancery Lane rebutted in ongoing regulatory battle

8 Jun 2016

Lord Sumption: Legal specialisation is 'bogus'

Supreme Court justice reflects on the importance of cross-fertilisation between practice areas

8 Jun 2016

Former DLA Piper chief to improve young offenders' rehabilitation

Sir Nigel Knowles highlights the importance of rebuilding the lives of young people