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Backs to the wall - 18 September 2026

 

Terrified of the tabloids, governments have kicked the can 
down the road on prison overcrowding. Time to be brave?

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Blind justice - 7 August 2026

 

Specialist court reporters are an endangered species, which is bad for democracy and an affront to the rule of law.

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Children in need - 2 October 2026

 

Will Andy Burnham’s government listen to critics 
of Labour’s controversial SEND reforms?

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Days in court - 11 September 2026

 

Unison solicitor Shantha David looks back at her 24-year record of groundbreaking strategic litigation.

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Ethics man - 31 July 2026

 

Post Office scandal chronicler Professor Richard Moorhead on where lawyers are going wrong.

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Panic button - 25 September 2026

 

Artificial superintelligence: why lawyers have a critical role to play in reining in the robots

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Soft options - 4 September 2026

 

Increased competition between insurers is sustaining a benign PII market, but for how long?

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