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Solicitors warned of dubious investment schemes and risk of personal liability

Solicitors have been issued with a new warning in relation to dubious investment schemes after the regulator uncovered poor standards of practice

Sex abuse victim wins record-breaking compensation

An abuse victim has been awarded more than £1.1m in damages, the biggest ever award in the UK courts for a survivor of child sexual abuse

Nightingale courts map launched amid covid-19 court hours controversy

Lawyers can now find out which Nightingale courts are operational through a newly launched interactive map from the Law Society

Law Society calls for risk assessments in wake of Manchester Crown Court closure

Law Society urges HMCTS to risk assess courts in relation to covid-19 

Never let a good crisis go to waste

Chris Marston discusses how firms can turn a crisis into a masterclass for change 

Real life lessons

Paul Kerrigan and Heather Roberts explain why students are increasingly learning about proprietary estoppel claims 

Eradicating unconscious 'racial bias

Rachel Rothwell reports on how firms are responding to the global awakening around race

Out with the old, in with the new

Working remotely now feels normal for Pippa Allsop, but her main difficulty has been a human issue not technological