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Down the drain

Melissa Hardee of Hardee Consulting on how law firms are wasting money on training.

Competitive force: How to develop innovative client services

Andrew Hedley reveals how law firms can wipe out the competition through a strategic approach to value innovation.

'Special discounts' for people pleading guilty in police stations

People who plead guilty to crimes in police stations and save the taxpayer from the expense of trials will be offered additional discounts on their sentences, a national newspaper has reported.

Coalition opts for "light touch" equality duty

The coalition government has watered down its predecessor's plans for the general equality duty to be imposed on public bodies under the Equality Act 2010.

Vicar loses legal battle over fire extinguisher

The vicar and wardens of a historic church in Lincolnshire have lost a legal battle after three teenagers went on the rampage with a fire extinguisher, causing £240,000 of damage.

Judge slams local authority for "social engineering"

Forcing a woman with a low IQ to take contraception would raise “profound questions about state intervention”, a judge has ruled.

Regulator stands by earlier adoption charity ruling

The Charity Commission has confirmed its earlier ruling that it will not allow Catholic Care to amend its object to circumvent the laws on sexual orientation discrimination.

Westfield justice "not likely to go anywhere", admit JPs

The proposal to set up courts in shopping centres was just a stunt, the deputy chairman of the Magistrates Association has admitted.