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Survival of the fittest

Critics of NHS reform are wrong to spread fears of competition law breaches, argues Susan Singleton

Over and out

Few will regret the demise of the Legal Services Commission, but shouldn't there be an autonomous body responsible for legal aid policy, asks Steve Hynes

Bad influence

Increasing control over expert evidence in criminal trials will make justice more costly and less accessible, argues Finola Moss

The truth is out there

Criminal defence lawyers will need to be bolder in the presentation of their case following the ruling in Firth, says David Rhodes

Rude awakenings

Following the dawn raids on the Tchenguiz brothers, John Bramhall and Maria Wozniak turn the spotlight on the courts' power to authorise search orders and search warrants

Men that munch

There is an air of genteelness and decay in the expression 'ladies that lunch', conjuring up as it does images of bulbous matrons with hats speaking in loud voices (the matrons, not – usually – the hats) and laughing like various forms of wild animal.

Lord Phillips extends compensation for miscarriages of justice

The Supreme Court has extended the category of people entitled to compensation following a miscarriage of justice.

'No moderating influence' on claimant med neg lawyers, MPs are told

There is “no moderating influence” on the work of claimant medical negligence lawyers, the House of Commons health select committee was told this morning.