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Gohil and Sharland: Supreme Court rules dishonesty will not be tolerated

Court of Appeal judgment described as a 'rare aberration' by UK's top judges

No evidence MoJ is able to collect punitive criminal court charges, says Bar Council

Bar echoes profession's fears that innocent defendants are being incentivised to plead guilty to avoid charges

Leave your phone at home day

Being without your mobile for 24 hours would suppress the need for instantaneous responses and stop Richard Barr from pocket dialling family across the pond

The unreliable self-regulation of sport

Gregory Ioannidis discusses what legally constitutes anti-doping in athletics, and how difficult it is to prove any alleged offences

Freifeld v West Kensington Court Ltd: What a relief

Simon Allison looks at the circumstances in which relief from forfeiture will be granted by the court, and where it will not

Restoring common sense

The courts are increasingly prepared to make pragmatic decisions to avoid the manifestly unjust outcomes brought about by Mitchell, explain Andy McGregor and Adam Forster

How do you make a potential client feel?

Are you one of the firm's wasting money on poor handling of enquires? ?Viv Williams on how to win and convert new business