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Immigration tribunal fees hike may unlawfully discriminate

Fee increases will disproportionately affect BAME applicants, says president of the Law Society

Tax planning in light of the 2016 Budget announcements

With the dust settled on the chancellor's March budget announcements, accounting firms have had time to digest the content and look to see how best they can plan ahead for their clients, writes Jennifer Parnell

The dangers of a nationalistic view on human rights

Following the death of human rights lawyer Jules Browde, Matthew Rogers asks why pridefulness is risking the international reputations of the UK and South Africa

The SRA's bonfire of red tape is a slow burn

The regulator's out with the old, in with the new attitude to handbooks and accounts rules is still a long time coming, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

Lawyers call for ban on PI cold calling

APIL campaign for total ban on nuisance calls and texts that hound the public

Business tenancy renewals: Some further tweaking?

Mark Pawlowski considers whether further reform of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is needed

A review of landlord and tenant case law

Elizabeth Haggerty provides a refresher on some of the most significant decisions of the past six months, together with potentially important forthcoming judgments

2015: The shape of things to come?

Mark Riddick reflects on an eventful year in the conveyancing industry