The Insolvency Amendment Rules 2010 bring in a range of measures designed to modernise insolvency legislation. DJ Andrew Saffman outlines the main changes
Chaos at the polls, coalition in the Commons and council charges in the courts – it's been a busy couple of months for local government, say Caraline Johnson and Claire Booth
Elizabeth Watts, trainee solicitor at Hempsons, is taking time out of her traineeship to spend two months over the summer at the Yale Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioethics. She will be writing fortnightly posts on her experiences for Solicitors Journal
Last week's rape trial shows a youth justice review is not enough – we need to rip up the whole system and start again, say campaigners. Ailsa Dixon reports
Recruiters looking for staff with 'chartered' qualifications may seek legitimate assurances about professional skills but they could be breaking the law, say Shiva Shadi and Kai Graf von Pahlen
Small legal aid firms must embrace new ways to deliver their services if they are to avoid closure. William Flack considers the main two models and how these might evolve in the future
