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Can insurers bringing a subrogated claim recover a success fee? Shirley Denyer and Raj Patel report

Update: commercial contracts

Mark Lucas considers the impact of the Bribery Act 2010 on solicitors' practices and commercial contracts

Don't squash the frogs

“The frogs?” The armed police officer looked bemused. “What do you mean 'don't squash the frogs'?”

Radio gaga

Marilyn Stowe offers her hard-won survival guide for going on air

Update: crime

Ian Harris and David Birrell discuss tweeting in court, admissibility in the magistrates' courts and changes to Crown Court fees

MoJ playing 'fast and loose' with impact of legal aid cuts

The Ministry of Justice has been accused of playing “fast and loose” with the figures behind its civil legal aid cuts and underestimating the number of victims by more than 150,000.

Tighter criminal background checks for ABS applicants

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is set to introduce tighter ownership suitability requirements for alternative business structures to minimise the risk of criminals getting involved in ABSs, the regulator has confirmed.

Warnings over conveyancing 'consultants'

More than 600 law firms have applied to join the Law Society's conveyancing scheme (CQS). A spokesman for the society said that, by the end of last week, 610 firms had applied to join the scheme with 17 accredited.