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Public ignorance of domestic abuse highlighted as Gove promises reform

The government can review the restrictions placed on legal aid for domestic abuse cases, says national charity

Employee poaching: Taking control of data breaching

Phil Beckett explains how firms can reduce the likelihood of confidential information following employees out of the door

Piloting progress in family proceedings

Kevin Gibbs discusses the impact of a pilot scheme for the provision of DNA testing on children in private family law cases

Defects in building fire safety

Mostyn Bullock considers the decline in building standards and asks what the industry can do to stop the rot

Common ground

Reforms and fee cuts have led to tensions between expert witnesses and solicitors, but both professions are united in deploring the impact on access to justice, says Mark Solon

Fake solicitor convicted of providing unlawful immigration advice

'Peddling illegal immigration advice ruins people's lives,' declares judge

A 'quantum leap' in private wealth

During these heady times of heightened reporting standards, intergovernmental agreements and the relentless drive for transparency, jurisdictional certainty can be a hard thing to find

Lewis Silkin partner found to have 'reconstructed' his memory in negligence claim

Seven-figure damages sum awarded to former client after firm failed to advise on exclusive jurisdiction clause in employment contract