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Cross purposes

Three or more people using or threatening violence in the same place do not need to be acting with a 'common purpose' to be found guilty of violent disorder, says David Rhodes

A healthy balance

With the NHS under increasing pressure to slash costs, including its legal spend, a new dynamic in the healthcare legal market is emerging. So how are firms coping, and where do they see the opportunities? Jenny Ramage reports

Update: competition

Richard Waite considers the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation, the BSkyB judgment, the revocation of the land agreements exclusion and anti-competitive activity by ex-employees

Update: immigration

Jane Coker reviews removal and deportation, third-party support and a change to the Immigration Rules which prevents entry clearance being issued to spouses or civil partners under the age of 21

Judge for yourself

Negotiated settlements bring savings for litigants and for the courts, and the parties are more likely to have a workable solution – so why aren't more disputes going to mediation? DJ Monty Trent talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about his plans to change peopl';s minds about alternative dispute resolution

Get off my land

The activity on my bank account will sound familiar to many. There is a fleeting moment each month when it looks healthy, followed by a whole host of direct debits which whittle the balance away until I am back to the economy drive position of grumpily and hurriedly making sandwiches at home while already running late each morning in a bid to stave off the overdraft until next pay day.

SRA prepares for "new order" in legal services

A new 'outcomes-focused' approach will provide more effective regulation for law firms big and small, the Solicitors Regulation Authority announced as it launched 'Freedom in Practice' last week.

Unlawful 'investment club' case proceeds to trial

A case involving three men who unlawfully took deposits from a wide circle of acquaintances will proceed to trial, the High Court has ruled.