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28 Sept 2011

Not waving but drowning

The government’s cuts to legal aid are ill-thought out and disadavantage the most vulnerable members of society, ?says Lewis Forrest

27 Sept 2011

Update: education

As university fees go up, students are turning into ‘consumers' of education services. Salima Mawji and Anita Chopra consider the consequences

27 Sept 2011

Update: PACE

Caroline Day and Jill Lorimer consider a high court decision on detention periods and subsequent emergency legislation, the potential increase in police powers following the riots, and a case concerning the necessity of arrest

27 Sept 2011

Voice of reason

Victims of crime have the right to express an opinion during proceedings, but the ECJ was right to rule against allowing them to have a decisive voice, says Paul Stanley

27 Sept 2011

Local government decisions

How will the localism bill affect council decision making? Annabel Graham Paul and Douglas Edwards QC report

27 Sept 2011

High definition

Let's hope the LSB's consultation on the scope of reserved activities brings greater clarity to this confused area, says Susanna Heley

27 Sept 2011

Quashing the beast

With an imperfect legal framework to combat trolling - the posting of offensive comments about people who have died - website publishers should take greater responsibility to prevent the offence, says Rod Dadak

27 Sept 2011

As seen on TV

Cameras in court will turn the judicial process into a sitcom, says Felix