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OpinionRebellious Scots to crush
All hell broke loose when it was suggested Scottish judges might be politically biased.
- Opinion
Invisible Bristol
Court reporters have always been as interested in what interests the public as in the public interest. So, from Bristol Magistrates’ Court, we read of a motorist who was ‘surprised’ he was over the drink-drive limit after taking a traditional flu remedy of honey, garlic, ginger and white rum.
- Opinion
Who’s paying?
Most, but not all, of the Square Mile heavyweights are now accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.
- News
Top law firms show growing commitment to living wage
As cleaners at Addleshaw Goddard prepare to strike over pay, 135 legal practices have so far signed up to charity scheme.
- Opinion
Revolving door
Average tenure for lord chancellors at Petty France is brief, but this wasn’t always the case.
- Opinion
Fighting on two fronts
Plight of seriously injured military personnel who seek compensation from the MoD when their careers are cut short by negligence isn’t vocalised enough.
- Opinion
Contingency plan
A contingent legal aid fund: talked and written about for decades, to no avail.
- News
City could fund legal aid to save reputation of English law - top judge
Lady Justice Hallett warns City of London Corporation that rival jurisdictions are primed to exploit the degradation of our legal system.
- Profile
Magic touch
New Law Society president Simon Davis is determined to combat a collapse of trust in the professions which dates back to the financial crisis. But how? Paul Rogerson reports
- News
Serco fraud: Deferred prosecution critics ‘cynical’, says judge
Mr Justice William Davis approves the UK’s fifth DPA over fraud against Ministry of Justice.
- Opinion
Roads well travelled
A record 15,000 walkers from 886 registered teams raised over £850,000 by completing the London Legal Walk.
- Opinion
Mister and missives
When social convention intrudes, there is more at stake than linguistic dogmatism.
- Opinion
Competition mission
Leafing through a yellowing copy of the Independent, I note that it is 25 years since (pre-Blairite) Labour dubbed the late Monopolies and Mergers Commission a ‘laughing stock’. Again and again the ‘toothless’ watchdog comes down on the side of big business against the consumer, declared the opposition, calling for ...
- News
Listed firm Ince Gordon Dadds shakes up its brands
Most affiliated entities, including the international offices acquired from Ince, will be known as Ince.
- Opinion
What austerity looks like
The Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges’s scathing verdict on the courts reform programme speaks for itself.
- Opinion
Don’t be CRAP (LLP)
How would the CEO of Cursory Relationships Are Profitable provide an optimally poor service to clients?
- Opinion
Deregulation trumps all
Just as deregulation is about tackling protectionism, it is also about tackling protections.
