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Who does a lawyer truly serve?

As regulation tightens and values shift, lawyers face growing tension between duty to clients and duty to society.

Striking the balance between police transparency and privacy

Police disclosure faces mounting pressure to balance public transparency with privacy, fair trial, and defamation risks.

Making marriage equal: reforming UK wedding laws

Calls grow for modernising UK wedding laws to ensure inclusivity, accessibility and choice for all couples.

Who killed DIY conveyancing?

Conveyancers often refuse to engage with unrepresented buyers, citing compliance concerns that are unsupported by law or regulatory guidance.

Tribunal delays and the Employment Rights Bill: what do they mean for employers and employees?

Jamie Webster and Anthony Purvis from Waterfront Law look at the impact on employees and employers caused by the backlog of cases clogging up the employment tribunal system

The Rule of Law, cartels and the CAT

Leslie Perrin, Chairman of Calunius Capital and a former chair of the Association of Litigation Funders, shares his thoughts on the current state of litigation funding in England and Wales

The art world’s need to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing

Angelika Hellweger from Rahman Ravelli looks behind the headlines about an art dealer’s jailing to highlight the sector’s problems that have to be addressed

Whistleblowing: the generational divide

Kristie Willis, a Solicitor at Palmers Solicitors, shares her thoughts on the generational divide concerning people’s willingness to report concerns, identified in the recent report by Protect on attitudes to whistleblowing