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Judges at 'breaking point' finally speak out

Catherine Baksi urges the Lord Chancellor to drop his infatuation with the Global Law Summit and fix the system

Court of Appeal brands legal aid cuts a false economy

Court and judges' time wasted in cases without lawyers outweighs legal aid savings and runs the risk that correct results will not be reached, reports Catherine Baksi

Whistleblowing laws to be extended

The barrister behind a major review of NHS whistleblowing criticised the 'limited' and 'not easy to understand' law around whistleblowing protection and 'defensive' attitude of in-house lawyers, reports Catherine Baksi

LSB approves SRA's CPD changes

Effective supervision will be 'essential', says Richard Moriarty

One in five civil servants want to quit the Legal Aid Agency

Respondents admitted to experiencing age, disability, ethnicity and gender discrimination

Associate Announcement: New link-up a combined solution for busy conveyancers

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Poor pay and pensions could force a third of judges to quit

A survey of all salaried judges paints of picture of them being overworked and undervalued by the public, press and politicians, reports Catherine Baksi

Common law conflict

When considering disputed wills, are the courts to prioritise common law tests of capacity, or those set out in the Mental Health Act 2005?