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Doctor death

Anyone living in the south-coast town of Eastbourne in the late 1950s would be familiar with the name Dr John Bodkin Adams. His murder trial was (at the time) the longest in British legal history, but, instead of going to the gallows, remarkably, the overweight doctor was acquitted on 10 April 1957 and resumed medical practice in Eastbourne some four years later. But was he an angel of mercy or an unconvicted mass murderer who killed his patients decades before we heard the name Harold Shipman?

From Tesco law to John Lewis law

By Ian Jeffery, Managing Partner, Lewis Silkin

Staying the course

Increasingly innovative planning solutions are required ?to help high-net-worth individuals mitigate tax. ?Rhona MacKinnon negotiates the obstacles

Thousands of part-time judges in line for a pension

About 6,000 part-time fee-paid judges could be entitled to a pension following recommendations by a European Court of Justice's adviser earlier today.

Law schools should be more realistic about graduate job prospects

Career advice centres are “really good at producing glossy brochures” and can talk about standard career options but don't provide enough individual personalised support for students pursuing a career in law, a senior charity executive has said.

Lawyer's failure to encrypt laptop breached data protection laws

A senior lawyer has been found in breach of the Data Protection Act for failing to encrypt a laptop containing sensitive client information which was stolen from her home.

Taking root

Pension scheme trustees who approach their duties seriously and responsibly will flourish, says Carolyn Saunders

Lords Judge and Phillips united in defence of human rights

Lord Judge, the lord chief justice, and Lord Phillips, president of the Supreme Court, put up a united front in defence of human rights in a hearing before a parliamentary committee this afternoon.