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False imprisonment, part one: A right to compensation?

Laura Davidson argues that until the Supreme Court reviews a recent Court of Appeal decision, compensatory awards for 'technically' unlawful detentions are likely to be...

A public interest?

The failure of Operation Elveden is symptomatic of a lack of legal definition for what constitutes the public interest, says Mark Abbott

Pension loophole

Julie-Ann Harris explains how the recent pension reforms may affect divorcing couples

Escaping from purgatory

Paralegals are not the police community support officers of the legal world, argues James O'Connell

Celebrating 'legal heroes'

With gay rights now entrenched in law, is there still a place for Pride, asks Kevin Poulter

Has anyone won the Magna Carta propaganda war?

Arguments to keep the Human Rights Act alive are sprinkled with quotes about the charter, while the government celebrates an antiquity

Associate Announcement: Maynard Cooper & Gale to install Aderant Expert to support geographical expansion

Growing Alabama-based law firm sought modern solution with strong matter management and business intelligence capabilities

Women lawyers have an additional glass ceiling in law firms: sexual advances

By Lauren Stiller Rikleen, President, Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership