Court on camera: Ian Watkins appeal
Court of Appeal judges sitting at Cardiff Crown Court have dismissed an attempt by Ian Watkins, former singer with the Lostprophets, to reduce his 35-year sentence for child sex offences.
The rise of the specialist: part two
A range of new laws - such as flexible-working provisions, legal aid reforms and the heroism bill - will further boost the emergence of specialist practitioners.
Mitchell: may we relieve ourselves now?
The Court of Appeal’s updated guidance on non-compliance seeks to restore sanity. But only time will tell if it does.
Legal education: after hours
Will plans for a new CPD regime lead to a dilution of professional development for solicitors?
HRA: thinking the ‘unthinkable’
Reshuffle reveals level of scheming against human rights.
Brand at a premium
With PII, it is in no one’s interest to go shopping as the prices and goods are changed.
Wonga: letters of the law
The token compensation Wonga must pay is wholly inadequate.
The health of the legal system
Trials highlight problems of funding and representation.
Computer update
Solicitors need to learn that using technology effectively is about simplifying life.
From articles to machine guns: a solicitor's Great War
Geoffrey (later Sir Geoffrey) King, was a distinguished solicitor and civil servant. But his time an articled clerk was interrupted by war. Many years later, he told the story.
Call time on the law officers and lord chancellor
If the positions have become ceremonial and are not held by senior lawyers, is it time to abolish them?
The perfect match?
The legal world could embrace the ‘specific formula’ approach encouraged by a revolutionary dating app.
The heroism bill is Grayling’s finest hour
A bill which creates a problem and offers no solution. What a waste of time.
BOOK REVIEW: Law as Engineering – thinking about what lawyers do
David Howarth, the author, wants lawyers to be seen as practical professionals involved with design and function.
