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Court of Protection extends reporting restriction order following 'prurient' media coverage

Mr Justice Charles's judgment extends order to cover the coroner's court and any inquest

From the archive: April 25, 1903

No opinion in matters connected with the criminal law is more worthy of attention than that of Sir Harry Poland, but his letter to the Times of the 21st of April on the Poor Prisoners' Defence Bill is hardly convincing.

Immigration: The long and winding road to being British

An explosion of misdirected legislation on immigration has failed to tackle cultural integration, and has confused authorities, writes Thom Brooks

Compliance is the steep cost of regulation. But is there a solution?

Copying the financial services market and forming networks could resolve smaller firms' and legal aid practices' woes, suggests Viv Williams

The no win, no sue system witnessed stateside

'The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language', wrote George Bernard Shaw. Likewise, our two countries' legal systems are also separated by a difference in law.

Cold callers to display phone numbers in government crackdown

We're sending a clear message to rogue companies, says government minister

Panama Papers: Is client confidentiality sometimes worth breaking?

Kerry Underwood considers that SRA guidance does not go far enough in preventing criminal activity

Hillsborough: Jury rules 96 victims were 'unlawfully killed'

Operation Resolve expects criminal investigation to be completed before end of 2016