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Bespoke law services increasing access to justice for autistic clients

Law centres and firms aim to make complex legal matters more easily understandable

SDT to consult on 'appropriate' standard of proof

Majority of professional regulators have opted for the civil standard

Religion and the welfare of the child, part 2

A recent case demonstrates the difficult position of the courts where the gulf between the parents' communities is 'too wide for the children to bridge', writes Hannah Greene

Trust the experts

Recent judgments containing damning criticism of expert evidence provide a useful reminder of the duties experts owe to the court, write Kirsten Wall and Leila Grove

Keeping criminal practitioners afloat

James Parry advises on the circumstances in which rejecting un-remunerative publicly funded criminal work is necessary to protect the firm and reflects on flexible court hours

Legal prediction bot developers working on 80 per cent accuracy model

Law bot founders challenge lawyers in man versus machine contest

CROs: Too much of a bad thing

Is it time to consider a further remedy beyond civil restraint orders for dealing with irrational litigants, asks Patrick Wheeler

Judges urged to come out of their 'shell of silence and exclusivity'

Judiciary must engage more with public, says ex-Lord Justice of Appeal