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Civil partnership for only same-sex couples is 'discriminatory'

Private members bill receives cross-party support ahead of Commons debate

New call on parliament to look again at introducing assisted dying laws

Terminally ill patient's lawyer suggests framework for individuals with six months to live

Whiplash reforms: CMCs have 'hijacked' the provision of legal services

PI business is 'disreputable, intrusive, and a matter of embarrassment,' says solicitor

Sundeep Bhatia: 'The diversity journey is far from over'

Law Society's Regulatory Affairs Board chair talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about proving your firm's diversity credentials beyond a mere tick-box exercise

Contractual certainty

Mark Lucas and Alice Hallsworth consider the meaning of the term 'purpose' and the circumstances in which the prescribed mode of acceptance can be waived

Changing the legal services equation

It is not acceptable for firms to dissociate themselves from the operational issues of their clients, write Kathryn DeBord and Chris Emerson

Déjà vu for the charity sector

Charities are once again revisiting the issues of fundraising regulation, payment of trustees and the Charity Commission, and the public benefit requirement, writes Vicki Bowles

No time to waste or delay

District Judge Glennis Corkill discusses the current trend of noise-induced hearing loss cases and advises practitioners on how to approach the court with them