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Employee poaching: Taking control of data breaching

Phil Beckett explains how firms can reduce the likelihood of confidential information following employees out of the door

Piloting progress in family proceedings

Kevin Gibbs discusses the impact of a pilot scheme for the provision of DNA testing on children in private family law cases

Defects in building fire safety

Mostyn Bullock considers the decline in building standards and asks what the industry can do to stop the rot

Common ground

Reforms and fee cuts have led to tensions between expert witnesses and solicitors, but both professions are united in deploring the impact on access to justice, says Mark Solon

Fake solicitor convicted of providing unlawful immigration advice

'Peddling illegal immigration advice ruins people's lives,' declares judge

A 'quantum leap' in private wealth

During these heady times of heightened reporting standards, intergovernmental agreements and the relentless drive for transparency, jurisdictional certainty can be a hard thing to find

Lewis Silkin partner found to have 'reconstructed' his memory in negligence claim

Seven-figure damages sum awarded to former client after firm failed to advise on exclusive jurisdiction clause in employment contract

Infographic: Legal aid by the numbers

Ministry of Justice: Legal aid statistics in England and Wales January to March 2015 The 'Legal Aid Statistics in England and Wales January to March 2015' from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show that in the two years following the enactment of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), the number of new matter starts has fallen year-on-year. Alistair MacDonald QC, chairman of the Bar Council, said: 'These figures show access to justice is not improving. Even the few who are still eligible for legal aid are not getting the help they deserve. Clearly more needs to be done to ensure that these people, who are among the most vulnerable in society, are aware that help is available. 'LASPO removed legal aid from hundreds of thousands of people per year in one fell swoop. The year after it was introduced, over 400,000 fewer people accessed legal help to assist with employment, housing, welfare, family or other legal problems compared with the year before. [The] figures show the situation has worsened.'