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Edwin Coe strengthens Intellectual Property team

Edwin Coe has expanded its Intellectual Property team with the appointment of Dennis Lee and Lakmal Walawage as partners

Wright Johnston & Mackenzie merger deal

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie is merging with Davidson Chalmers Stewart, strengthening legal services across Scotland

Will legal aid, as with so many other public services, simply be co-opted into a system of managed decline?

Daniel Newman, Professor in Law at Cardiff University, Emma Cooke, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, and Jess Mant, a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, discuss the findings from their recent project funded by the British Academy on the legal aid sector

Court cases must uphold integrity

Protestors should be judged on integrity, not remorse, in trials for non-violent offences, study finds

Legal aid fees must rise

The Law Society calls for increased legal aid funding to safeguard access to justice for all

Former postmaster takes legal action against Post Office and Fujitsu

Lee Castleton OBE is suing the Post Office and Fujitsu for fraud over Horizon system errors

Herbert Smith Freehills fined £465,000

Herbert Smith Freehills Moscow fined £465,000 for breaching UK sanctions by making payments to sanctioned entities

Tribunal dismisses driving instructor's appeal

Tribunal upheld decision to deny re-registration of a driving instructor due to multiple motoring convictions