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Regulatory watch | The SRA is treading a fine line

The SRA's recent revelation that it has already ?exceeded its annual intervention budget doesn't surprise ?Susanna Heley. And there are tougher times to come

Life in crime | Degrees of separation

David Rhodes reports on a recent case where 'a judge's ‘uninvited indication' of the likely sentence amounted to pressure on a defendant

Felix | Blowing the whistle

If only you could appeal all of life's little injustices, says Felix

Euopean briefing | European Commission act to clarify stance on cancelled and delayed flights

With claims for delayed flights on the rise, a clearer position is ?being sought but as Paul Stanley explains, it looks set to benefit airlines over consumers

Workshop: Making urgent judicial review applications

Richard Honey addresses the duties placed on a lawyer when making an application for urgent consideration in judicial review

Update | Contract: Jackson v Dear, what is a consumer

Mark Lucas looks at Jackson v Dear and asks what is a consumer, while examining a recent lifing of the corporate veil and defective performances

Update | Judicial review: abuse of disclosure, formal disclosure

Gareth Mitchell asks whether it is an abuse of process to bring a private law claim in circumstances where that challenge might have been included within an earlier judicial review and if it is time to introduce a formal disclosure process for judicial review claims

Unified front: Tips for building strong new leadership teams

Jo Larbie provides some pointers for new managing partners on forming strong leadership teams