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SRA 'super exam' risks damaging solicitor standards

Law Soc denounces plans to shake up legal education with 'piecemeal' announcements, reports John van der Luit-Drummond

Is testamentary freedom in the UK slowly being eroded?

With the number of wills being challenged by adult children under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 rising by a remarkable 20 per cent in the last decade, the court's ability to interfere with testamentary freedom is falling under increasing scrutiny.

There are solutions to the legal aid crisis

To celebrate SJ's 160th year of publication, authors will be taking a contemporary look at historic events reported in Solicitors Journal's rich history. See the original story here.

Greenpeace activists block secret Brussels TTIP talks

'Multinational corporations are not above the law,' says Greenpeace's EU counsel

CMA asks regional firms to help combat ignorance of competition law

'Legal advisers are ideally placed to raise awareness,' says authority

Final countdown for Solicitors Journal Awards nominations

Don't miss out on a chance to make history at the inaugural SJ awards ceremony

Lutfur Rahman to face Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Disgraced ex-Tower Hamlet's mayor could be banned from practising as a solicitor

Shadow health minister tackles personal injury puzzle

Injured people will be left alone in an unfair battle against powerful insurance companies, says Jigsaw Law