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Cindy Barnett

The Magistrates Association chairman shares her thoughts on a more efficient criminal justice system and community sentencing

Update: personal injury

Jock Mackenzie and Meera Maharaj review the most significant personal injury and clinical negligence cases from the past six months

Apocalypse now

The next few years will see an unprecedented shake-up of the legal market. There will be winners and losers. In this new series, different specialists from the Legal Practice Group examine what it will take to survive and thrive in the increasingly competitive post-Clementi, post-Carter world. In this first article, Simon Slater explains why many firms will find that mergers and acquisitiosn provide the best way forward

Facing case management

Law firms need to adapt to obtain maximum benefit from case management systems, says IT columnist Rupert Kendrick

ASBO 'victim'

For a person to behave in an anti-social manner, does a potential victim need to be present? Philip Rule reports

Practice trends: wills & probate

As the Legal Services Act looms, wills & probate lawyers must turn their business from loss-leaders to money spinners. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

Planning after Barker

David Brock and Caroline Moreton offer advice to local authorities and developers caught up in the uncertainty created by Barker

Work in progress

Employment Act 2002: Cedric de Lisser warns of unforeseen hazards