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Torture, treachery and the Tower of London

William of Normandy erected the White Tower after the battle of Hastings in 1066 as a demonstrative act of power over his newly conquered country....

Anger as advice agencies get only £20m from budget

Funding can be turned off as quickly as it is turned on, Lord Bach warns

Chief executive's age discrimination claim rejected

Court of Appeal ruling 'will make it easier for employers to justify cost-cutting'

Trainees could earn £2.60 an hour, JLD says

The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) of the Law Society has said that trainee solicitors could end up earning as little as £2.60 an hour under...

Captivated clients: Creating a fun legal training programme

Partner Adam Rose shares how he created a fun client training programme at Berwin Leighton Paisner

Selection policy

Peter Hartley-Jones explains how the OPG's review of panel deputies in 2011 has led to real improvements

Aiding recovery

Robert Weir QC talks tactics in securing compensation in catastrophic injury cases

Budget's £20m for advice agencies 'a fifth of what is being taken away'

Lord Bach has said the budget announcement of an additional £20m for UK advice agencies for the next two years was “about a fifth of...