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Casey closed?
Solicitors Journal

Casey closed?

We put victims' commissioner Louise Casey on trial for crimes against our readers' blood pressure. On the defence, Jennie Kreser and on the prosecution, Michael Jones
Jailhouse rock
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Jailhouse rock

The longer politicians wring their hands over prison votes, the worse their legal woes will get, warns Benjamin Burrows
Add or take away?
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Add or take away?

In the next instalment of our ABS countdown, Stuart Bushell examines the uncertain future of unregulated legal activities
Update: police
Solicitors Journal

Update: police

With a glut of cases hitting the upper courts this quarter, Caroline Day and Jill Lorimer take us through the latest rulings on admissions of guilt, risky identifications and the detention of goods seized under unlawful warrants
Update: clinical negligence
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Update: clinical negligence

Meningitis, risk of cerebral palsy, breast cancer, obstetrics - Dr Jock Mackenzie reports on another quarter in court for doctors defending clinical negligence claims
Cruising in
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Cruising in

Does the new legal offering from the AA and Saga pose a real threat to traditional law firms? Jean-Yves Gilg investigates
Off kilter
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Off kilter

Baffled by the fact Scotland has only just got done for denying its defendants legal representation in the police station? Dr Fiona Leverick explains all
Minor threat
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Minor threat

One simple amendment to recent mental health legislation could transform the quality of patients' lives, but we must club together if we are to persuade the policitians, writes Laura Davidson