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Cost of SRA overhaul to hit £18m

The cost of the SRA's 'change programme' is expected to reach £18m by the end of this year, the regulator has said.

Mixed reaction as Court of Appeal takes tough line on rioters

'Overwhelming obligation' on courts to protect public

Holt and Arif 'will not abandon' QualitySolicitors

Chief operations officer defends sale of firm to private equity

Disappointment as tribunal fails to clarify charity law

Ruling consolidates Charity Commission's position on public benefit

On guard

The government may be keen for not-for-profit organisations to provide deputyship services, but solicitors' advice will always be needed – particularly in more complicated cases, says Charlotte Watts

Catching up

With growing competition and increasingly complex client situations, solicitors should avoid head-on competition with the new 'Tesco law' entrants and instead stay focused on the need to see will writing as part of a long-term end-to-end service, argues John Bunker

Employment update

Sue Ashtiany considers the default retirement age, the new regulations for agency workers, the extended qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims and cases on religious belief

Residential property update

Residential conveyancers have dealt exceptionally well with the evolving legal landscape so far, and we should handle the arrival of ABSs and Tesco law in the same positive and proactive way, says Clare Martin