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Measure for measure

The Insolvency Amendment Rules 2010 bring in a range of measures designed to modernise insolvency legislation. DJ Andrew Saffman outlines the main changes

Update: local government

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,...

Summer in Yale

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...

Growing pains

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...

Go compare

Rushing through reforms to road traffic accident claims has raised serious questions about how to pick a new ATE provider, says David Hartley

A discrimination charter

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...

Special delivery

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...

A question of independence

Independent inquiries following complaints against the police are still a rarity and the IPCC must recognise its responsibility to undertake more investigations, says Sophie Khan