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The third degree

It may be early days for the third-party funding industry, but it has already generated plenty of hype and provoked extensive debate. Jon Robins questions those on the frontline about its potential to improve the system

Who you gonna call?

The green paper post-mortem paints a bleak picture of what civil legal aid provision will look like if the MoJ gets its way. For firms intent on continuing to provide legal aid services, the proposed ten per cent fee cut will slice such a large chunk off their thin profit margins that their very existence will be in question, possibly leaving only large volume suppliers in that space. Some sectors are already predicting that practices will have to turn away half of their clients, making substantial restructures, redundancies and closures a distinct possibility. So, as firms begin to digest the details of the coalition's consultation on legal aid cuts, the worst hit offer a snapshot of what their services may look like come the revolution.

Update: crime

Ian Harris and David Birrell consider non-conviction disposals, a case warning practitioners to always check source material and guidance on the requirements of defence case statements

Weird Cases: Comic and Bizarre Cases from Courtrooms around the World

ISBN: 978-0854900619

The Hartlepool Monkey

ISBN: 978-0385612531

I predict a riot

Never mind the student protests - if MPs don't stick to the prison vote they'll have a real rebellion on their hands

At your mercy

For the first time the Court of Appeal has had to deal with the difficult concept of mercy killing. Benjamin Newton investigates the Inglis case

Solicitors ahead in probate battle with banks

Just under half of people who have used legal advisers to obtain probate have used a solicitor, recent research seen by Solicitors Journal has revealed, with only three per cent seeking legal assistance from banks.