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New deal

The SRA's new powers should enable it to deal with cases more efficiently and fairly, but is it a better deal for the regulated, asks Tony Guise

Avoid like the plague

Russell Conway considers how the legal profession will cope as swine flu takes hold

In the drink

Pubs and hotels have been hit hard by the recession, regulation and changes in consumer demand, but lawyers have remained busy, in particular where clients are a new breed of establishment. Jenny Ramage reports

LSC abandons "reckless" push to extend BVT across country but pilot remains

The LSC has abandoned plans to extend best value tendering of criminal legal aid across the country only months after the launch of a pilot scheme in Manchester, Bristol and Somerset.

JAC and Attorney General unscathed by latest constitutional shake-up

The Judicial Appointments Commission and Attorney General have both emerged unscathed as the government announced the latest version of its constitutional reforms.

Solicitors hit by £1,180 practising certificate fee

The practising certificate fee for solicitors has for the first time in history broken the £1,000 mark, rising to £1,180 from October.

Update: family (children)

Noel Arnold reviews cases on findings of fact, local authorities' involvement in public law proceedings, electronic tagging and interim orders

Causing a stir

The House of Lords has relaxed the rules on the admissibility of evidence of pre-contractual negotiations but the practical consequences are unclear, say John Bramhall and Simon Hodgson