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High Court rules Ashya King to be freed from legal controls

Trust, communication and respect for individual beliefs by authorities are essential in similar cases, says legal expert

New security regime

Jennifer Williamson on how adapting to and accepting a new and wide-ranging risk environment, where COFAs are culpable and the accountancy safety blanket is disappearing,...

Test drive

Peter James speculates on how driverless and autonomous vehicles will be regulated in the years to come and who would be liable in an accident

The SRA's recognition of paralegals is most significant

James O'Connell debriefs a busy summer period which has seen paralegals go from 0 to 60mph in no time at all

Hulk QC's smashing summer

SJ's John van der Luit-Drummond catches up with Barrister Hulk QC expecting to find a calm and mellow advocate

Law Society launches Access to Justice campaign

'Without it we are all the poorer', says Andrew Caplen

SRA reinforces its case for PII reform

Regulator says the pace of reform is 'too slow' and LSB should 'work with it'

APIL tells parliament that SARAH Bill is 'unnecessary'

Education, not legislation, needed to prevent litigation, claims not-for-profit organisation