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BSB launches plan to regulate advocacy ABS firms

The Bar Standards Board is proposing to become a specialist ABS regulator, regulating only lawyer-run advocacy firms.

A higher power

The Pope's whirlwind tour of Britain has left monumental legal questions in its wake, writes Fudia Smartt

Trust issues

Too many basic errors have left the charity sector swarming with conflicts of interest – and it is up to lawyers to sort it out,...

Must try harder

Parents are being forced into costly legal battles over special needs because local authorities are dodging their duties, says Edward Duff

Fighting the force

It has been a bumper month for successful challenges against the police. What would Lord Bingham make of it all, wonders Sophie Khan

The last litigation

Rules on testamentary capacity established 140 years ago laid down clear principles, but failure to secure contemporaneous evidence at various stages of the will-making process...

Penalty kick

With no legal status, a penalty notice for disorder is not a successful deterrent – but the innocent are still punished, says David Rhodes

Welcome to the lion's den

As the ombudsman prepares to open shop, solicitors face hurried complaints handling and the possibility of a surge in speculative negligence claims, says Susanna Heley