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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...

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?

In the next instalment of our ABS countdown, Stuart Bushell examines the uncertain future of unregulated legal activities

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...

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

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

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

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...