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Government to review controversial release under investigation

Tens of thousands of suspects are being released under investigation without any time limits or conditions, according to the Law Society, but the government has announced it is to review the rules.

Pro bono week in full swing across entire UK

Pro bono week 2019 has embraced the whole of the United Kingdom for the first time ever, in what has become an annual fixture in the legal sector's calender.

£2m grant to drive legal tech innovation

The digital transformation of the UK's legal sector received a welcome boost with news that government has awarded £2m to leading tech firm Tech Nation to help drive legal tech.

HMCTS: MPs' report on courts modernisation unbalanced

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has attracted stinging criticism from MPs for triggering a court system in chaos and struggling to explain its vision for reform. 

The August bomb inspection

Richard Barr's young daughter falls in love with a police dog during a bomb search at his law firm

Of chimps and lawyers

Chimpanzees can teach solicitors a thing or two about collaboration and mutual support, as Dr Bob Murray explains

Immersive technology for tomorrow's lawyers

Maturing AR and VR presents a significant opportunity for firms and higher education institutions to ensure tomorrow's workforce has the skills needed to take the sector forward, argues Alasdair Swenson

The shape of software

Stephen Brown considers the pros and cons of best-of-breed, integrated and build-your own software solutions