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Why advocacy standards must be maintained

Following an international conference on advocacy, the first of its kind, Jeremy Robson discusses the economic and political threats this particular area of the profession faces

60-second interview: Nicholas Hughes

Frequent and complex changes to the tax system make life difficult for both adviser and client, Nicholas Hughes tells PCA

The price you pay

What is the price of justice? According to the courts in Germany, the answer to that question is about £60m ($100m).

News in brief: week beginning 4 August 2014

Synthetic drugs, the Law Society's Excellence Awards and Irwin Mitchell's ABS venture

Do we need a Lawyer's Oath to improve ethics and client care?

By Jill King, Consultant and Former Global HR Director, Linklaters

LLPs can require poached staff to serve notice periods, High Court rules

By David Greenhalgh, Founding Partner, Twenty Twenty Law

NHS to trial new mediation pilot

Trial initiative hopes to resolve disputes involving a fatality or insufficient care of elderly patients

Law Society unveils finalists for Excellence Awards 2014

Shortlist reveals a breadth of talent throughout the legal profession