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Lord Phillips offers to cut number of Supreme Court justices to save money

Lord Phillips, president of the Supreme Court, has suggested a change in the law to cut the number of Supreme Court justices.

ACS Law claims to be subject to 'public scrutiny'

Cases brought by ACS Law on behalf of Media CAT over allegedly illegal file sharing are to be given full judicial scrutiny after the patents...

Lord Judge launches Twitter consultation

Only the press could be allowed to tweet live from court under proposals unveiled by the Lord Chief Justice today.

Labour says crime not social welfare should bear brunt of legal aid cuts

Former legal aid minister Lord Bach has made it clear that Labour believes that crime and not social welfare law should bear the brunt of...

Walk like an Egyptian

With legal aid slipping through the looking glass, Russell Conway rallies the troops

Caste aside?

Evidence of caste discrimination has been discovered, but will it be enough to persuade the government to implement legislation? Louise Fernandes-Owen reports

On the beat

Sophie Khan talks shop

Winning combinations

If something seems odd then it probably is. In the five years I've now been working at Weightmans they have informed staff of associate and...