Bar prepares judicial review to protect criminal fees
8 February 2010
The Bar Council has responded to planned cuts in fees for criminal legal aid barristers by threatening the government with a judicial review.
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In good faith
Vol 154 no 5 09-02-2010
So, it’s official. Lie to your local council. Tell them you’re building a barn, but build a house inside it. The council believes you, particularly as the building looks in every way like a barn. Four years later, you get planning permission...
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Leave well alone
Vol 154 no 4 02-02-2010
There was something surreal about the House of Lords debate on the Equality Bill, religious organisations and the workplace. The chamber was packed, but did the oratory live up to the occasion?
Articles
Barking up the wrong tree
Vol 154 no 5 09-02-2010
Russell Conway reflects on some of life's more tiresome traditions
Older and wiser
Vol 154 no 5 09-02-2010
Would-be mothers should be assessed for IVF treatment individually and according to merit – not age, argues Seamus Burns
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A site for sore eyes
Vol 154 no 5 09-02-2010
With increasing numbers of clients buying legal services over the internet, having an outstanding online presence is vital – and it’s not just about making your firm website look pretty, says Mark Weston
Survival skills
Vol 154 no 5 09-02-2010
Mediation can be a tricky course to navigate; so solicitors and their clients must be aware of what can go wrong. Victoria Brackett reports
No pain, no gain
Vol 154 no 5 09-02-2010
While there is a profitable market for the infliction of real pain on television, directors must carefully consider the design of such TV shows to avoid potential criminal liability, say Kate Oldfield and Kai Graf von Pahlen
A clearer direction
Vol 154 no 5 09-02-2010
The DPP's interim guidelines on assisted suicide bring some clarity to this previously unclear area of law, but what does the policy mean in practice, and what might the final guidelines include, asks Nick Cartwright
Taking control
Vol 154 no 5 09-02-2010
The first Supreme Court family judgments demonstrate its ability to deal objectively with complex family cases and provide helpful guidance to practitioners, says DJ Michael Buckley
