Strength to strength
Bar Focus - May 2010
The Bar must embrace change to strengthen its position in the face of recession and play its part to guarantee the survival of the legal aid system, says Nicholas Green QC
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Supplements and focuses
Bar Focus - May 2010
Cut out and sell
Bar Focus - May 2010
Increased competition for criminal work may be no bad thing in itself, but the latest LSC proposals risk treating clients as commodities, says Christopher Kinch QC
Moving on
Bar Focus - May 2010
Recent research into the way the courts handle relocation disputes and the impact on the families involved further supports a review of the current approach, says Timothy Scott QC
Clunk, no click
Bar Focus - May 2010
Despite regular invitations to change the law, the courts have repeated that failure to wear a seatbelt will, on its own, rarely be regarded as so exceptional as to justify a deduction in damages. Linda Jacobs reports
Fresh vision
Bar Focus - May 2010
The regional Bar cannot continue with the current model – it must be prepared to evolve over the next decade if it is to thrive, says Robin Tolson QC
Alice in e-disclosure land
Bar Focus - May 2010
Lawyers have no choice but to become fully conversant with e-disclosure issues: judges expect them to, says Juliette Levy
Think again
Bar Focus - May 2010
The law of defamation may not be perfect but the recent campaign for its reform is not based on careful consideration, says William Bennett
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