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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

The wrong reading

The ruling against the UK Treasury on the misinterpretation of rules designed to prevent terrorist funding is not only a victory for common sense but...

Wales: consolidation horizon

Welsh firms are still battling the recession, but, by joining forces with others and moving towards greater specialisation, they are also gearing up to take...

Update: wills and probate

The last few months have produced contrasting decisions about the court's power to remove executors, a reappraisal of the criteria of testamentary capacity and a...