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Ditch legal aid for 'planes and trains', chairman tells Bar conference

In a speech subtitled 'There's no more money', Bar Council chairman Nicolas Green QC has urged barristers to distance themselves from legal aid work.

Jackson and legal aid consultations to be launched at same time

The government's plans to cut the legal aid budget by £350m and to implement parts of Jackson LJ's report on civil costs will be launched...

Cherry picking

Restricting the right to a jury trial ignores the fact that defendants can be victims too, argues Jeannie Mackie

Casey closed?

We put victims' commissioner Louise Casey on trial for crimes against our readers' blood pressure. On the defence, Jennie Kreser and on the prosecution, Michael...

Jailhouse rock

The longer politicians wring their hands over prison votes, the worse their legal woes will get, warns Benjamin Burrows

Add or take away?

In the next instalment of our ABS countdown, Stuart Bushell examines the uncertain future of unregulated legal activities

Update: police

With a glut of cases hitting the upper courts this quarter, Caroline Day and Jill Lorimer take us through the latest rulings on admissions of...

Update: clinical negligence

Meningitis, risk of cerebral palsy, breast cancer, obstetrics - Dr Jock Mackenzie reports on another quarter in court for doctors defending clinical negligence claims