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5 Apr 2016

A City response to the SQE proposal

Ruth Grant and Viola Joseph 'fear that part one of the SQE will not test to a high enough standard'

5 Apr 2016

Dead-end divorce fees

The government's latest tax on justice will hit separating partners - and family practitioners - hard, writes Pippa Allsop

5 Apr 2016

Brexit is not in the interest of the family lawyer

Since 2001, when Brussels I regulation arrived on our shores as the first attempt to synchronise laws between EU countries, family lawyers have tended to greet each new EU convention with some hesitation and suspicion.

5 Apr 2016

Don't segregate the rich from the 'poor' in your waiting area

While some have suggested Russell Conway should split the private and legal aid clients up, the proposition has never seemed attractive

5 Apr 2016

LSB: South East-based consumers paying legal services premium

Firms quote lower prices in deprived areas compared with more affluent areas, across all practice areas

4 Apr 2016

HMRC retrieves over £150m in unpaid capital gains tax

Chancellor's refusal to reduce CGT for investors maintains pressure on buy-to-let sector

4 Apr 2016

Panama Papers: 'The law firm equivalent of Edward Snowden'

Law firms urged to learn from Mossack Fonseca's cyber security practices

4 Apr 2016

A time of change

As ideological concerns, Latin American resentment and military intervention in the Middle East eroded US influence in Latin America, China has swept in and set itself up with a seat at the table