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The Rolls treatment
Solicitors Journal

The Rolls treatment

How can the government justify the money and pump over the new financial dispute court in the Rolls building when it is slashing legal aid and closing down local courts, asks Russell Conway
Mix and match
Solicitors Journal

Mix and match

Sundeep Bhatia chronicles the woes of a profession getting to grips with diversity
Update: education
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Update: education

As university fees go up, students are turning into 'consumers' of education services. Salima Mawji and Anita Chopra consider the consequences
Update: PACE
Solicitors Journal

Update: PACE

Caroline Day and Jill Lorimer consider a high court decision on detention periods and subsequent emergency legislation, the potential increase in police powers following the riots, and a case concerning the necessity of arrest
Voice of reason
Solicitors Journal

Voice of reason

Victims of crime have the right to express an opinion during proceedings, but the ECJ was right to rule against allowing them to have a decisive voice, says Paul Stanley NO
Local government decisions
Solicitors Journal

Local government decisions

How will the localism bill affect council decision making? Annabel Graham Paul and Douglas Edwards QC report
High definition
Solicitors Journal

High definition

Let's hope the LSB's consultation on the scope of reserved activities brings greater clarity to this confused area, says Susanna Heley
Quashing the beast
Solicitors Journal

Quashing the beast

With an imperfect legal framework to combat trolling - the posting of offensive comments about people who have died - website publishers should take greater responsibility to prevent the offence, says Rod Dadak