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Off kilter

Baffled by the fact Scotland has only just got done for denying its defendants legal representation in the police station? Dr Fiona Leverick explains all

Minor threat

One simple amendment to recent mental health legislation could transform the quality of patients' lives, but we must club together if we are to persuade...

Rank and file

The new grading system for conveyancers could be a much-needed shot in the arm for an industry on its knees, hopes one of the scheme's...

The name game

Budget cuts should encourage the Charity Commission to stop 'naming and shaming' charities and focus on cases where there is real evidence of financial abuse,...

Clean slate

Are tablet devices going to be a game changer for lawyers in the same way smart phones have been? Damian Blackburn investigates

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Is the age of anonymity coming to a close? Richard Scorer investigates

Update: competition

Richard Waite and Susan Riitala round up the coalition's overhaul of the regulators and consider the implications of that European privilege ruling on competition lawyers

Update: agriculture

Simon Blackburn and Michael Aubrey harvest the latest crop of cases, including vegetable patch valuations and fresh guidance on land rents