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Update: crime

Ian Harris and David Birrell consider the new sentencing guidelines for assault, the criminal lifestyle provisions, hearsay in confiscation hearings and the admissibility of text...

Suit up

Will the removal of expert immunity from suit have a negative impact on witness evidence, or will it improve standards and discourage mavericks? Andrew Wigston...

Critical thinking

Clare Arthurs examines what happens when experts are criticised by the courts, and what you can do to avoid it

Off the record

Could we be approaching a time when the police are forced to delete their DNA database? Anna Fairclough reports

In check

Experts are not infallible - it is essential that defence lawyers provide them with as much information as possible to help them make the right...

Roaming charges

Can mobile phone records really offer your defendant a get out of jail free card? Duncan Campbell reports

Speak up

The Sound Off For Justice campaign failed to have an impact on either the public or the government – let's hope it comes back bigger...

Falling on deaf ears

Despite more than 5,000 responses to the government's consultation, the legal aid bill offers few concessions. If enacted, it could deprive nearly 70 per cent...