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26 May 2009

Driving a hard bargain

Proposed plea bargaining powers would have important ramifications for both prosecutors and defenders in complex financial crime cases, says Steven Francis

26 May 2009

The new bestseller

The Jackson Report is a balanced and critical look at the cost of litigation, which practitioners should not dismiss as yet another review but fully engage with, says Andrew Parker

26 May 2009

Trivial pursuit

With wider protection available to whistleblowers, employees' concerns about environmental damage should not be disregarded as too trivial, says Daniel Tivadar

26 May 2009

Treat me right

Treating clients fairly will become increasingly relevant to the legal profession and firms should start preparing early, says Ben Hardiman

26 May 2009

The new age of innocence

Sean Hodgson's case has huge implications for the use of DNA evidence in proving innocence, and those who believe DNA analysis could help them in an appeal against conviction should take action, says Julian Young

19 May 2009

Update: professional negligence

Spike Charlwood and Alice Nash review cases on rectification and contribution, as well as decisions involving share purchase agreements, communication problems and an abuse of process

19 May 2009

Out in the open?

DJ Julie Exton considers how the opening of the family courts to the media is likely to work in practice and wonders whether this will achieve the government's aim to create greater transparency

19 May 2009

Wales: changing pace

For Welsh firms, the recession has been an opportunity to review their strategies, with many looking to expand to survive the downturn. Jean-Yves Gilg reports