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HSBC: a question of ethics

The bank's decision to reinstate all CQS firms to its conveyancing panel will come as ?a relief to those who knew this would disadvantage their clients, and stands as a lesson ?to other lenders tempted to cut corners, says Jonathan Smithers

Conveyancing Quality Scheme: what's it all about?

Anthony Garcia-Deleito ?takes a long-term look at the Conveyancing Quality Scheme, ?arguing that it has the potential ?to deliver more than just a new ?kitemark for practitioners

Blame game: no-fault divorce

Mark Heselton asks whether it's time for no-fault divorce

Written in the stars: do not resuscitate orders

A lack of formal guidance on do not resuscitate orders is leaving both practitioners and the public in the dark, says Merry Varney

Candid hiring: Using social media for graduate recruitment

Jill King shares how she balanced the opportunities and risks of recruiting through social media at Linklaters

Restricting the role of privilege against self-incrimination

A phone hacking case has widened the definition of intellectual property and limited the opportunity for defendants to rely on 
PSI, say Emily Swithenbank and Laura Nation as they 
examine who will be affected by the decision

View from the bench | Debt and divorce

DJ Nigel Law examines the extent to which judges will take 'debts into account when dividing assests

Behind bars | As you string out the bunting

Surely our modern, freedom-loving society cannot condone the 'type of snooping laws seen in Elizabethan times, asks Jeannie Mackie