Police & Prisons

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Update: police and criminal evidence

Kim Bouwer rounds up the latest cases on privacy, police retention of evidence, powers of search and release of information to a third party

Cutting through the fog

While law firms today are more technically savvy than they used to be, practitioners must improve their ability to deal with electronic evidence so that...

Tipping the balance

Allowing the police to 'kettle' demonstrators and non-demonstrators alike does not adequately balance the duty to preserve the peace with the rights of the citizen,...

The road to renewable

Julian Boswall explains the role the planning system plays in implementing renewable energy projects which will be essential in the UK's drive to meet its...

Medical attention

With the number of experts willing to take on medico-legal work falling, and those that do failing to keep up to date with their area...

Stepping up

The new HIPs regulations give solicitors the opportunity to take charge of the process and improve on relationships with clients and estate agents, says Chris...

The new bestseller

The Jackson Report is a balanced and critical look at the cost of litigation, which practitioners should not dismiss as yet another review but fully...

Update: professional negligence

Spike Charlwood and Alice Nash review cases on rectification and contribution, as well as decisions involving share purchase agreements, communication problems and an abuse of...