Archive

A legal history of change

160 years later, reforms are still being made to our legal system; District Judge Nigel Law urges the profession to embrace them

A practical guide to budgeting post-April

While recent changes to the costs budgeting rules reduce the burden on practitioners, the importance of the precedent H form should not be underestimated, writes James Barrett

Marina Wheeler QC: The case for Brexit

Despite an emotional attachment to the EU, Marina Wheeler QC tells Matthew Rogers that the current centralised model is not right for the 21st century

Court of Protection extends reporting restriction order following 'prurient' media coverage

Mr Justice Charles's judgment extends order to cover the coroner's court and any inquest

From the archive: April 25, 1903

No opinion in matters connected with the criminal law is more worthy of attention than that of Sir Harry Poland, but his letter to the Times of the 21st of April on the Poor Prisoners' Defence Bill is hardly convincing.

Immigration: The long and winding road to being British

An explosion of misdirected legislation on immigration has failed to tackle cultural integration, and has confused authorities, writes Thom Brooks

Compliance is the steep cost of regulation. But is there a solution?

Copying the financial services market and forming networks could resolve smaller firms' and legal aid practices' woes, suggests Viv Williams

The no win, no sue system witnessed stateside

'The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language', wrote George Bernard Shaw. Likewise, our two countries' legal systems are also separated by a difference in law.