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The wrong prescription

Removing the restrictions on judges' sentencing powers would give drug addicts more opportunities to undertake rehabilitation and reduce the risk of reoffending, says Lucy Corrin

Hunt calls for further separation between representation and regulation at Law Society

Lord Hunt, the Conservative peer and Beachcroft consultant commissioned by the Law Society to undertake a review of the regulation of legal services, has called...

Sole practices and two-partner firms dominate Assigned Risks Pool

The vast majority of law firms that failed to find indemnity insurance earlier this month and fell into the Assigned Risks Pool (ARP) are sole...

Signed and sealed

If the plumber can charge £90 for five minutes' work, solicitors should be allowed to increase the fee for swears, says Russell Conway

Unfinished business

The DPP's interim guidance on assisted-suicide prosecutions leaves many questions unanswered, says Penney Lewis

Well trained

Firms withdrawing training contracts must act fairly and in a non-discriminatory manner to avoid claims that could damage their reputation, says Gemma Sowerby

Missing the point

The points based system is making some progress but the government must make vast improvements to ensure its success, says Abid Mahmood

Up to scratch

New initiatives to help practitioners keep up to date with the funding options available to their clients should be embraced and widely implemented, says Paul...