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The truth is out there

Criminal defence lawyers will need to be bolder in the presentation of their case following the ruling in Firth, says David Rhodes

Rude awakenings

Following the dawn raids on the Tchenguiz brothers, John Bramhall and Maria Wozniak turn the spotlight on the courts' power to authorise search orders and search warrants

Men that munch

There is an air of genteelness and decay in the expression 'ladies that lunch', conjuring up as it does images of bulbous matrons with hats speaking in loud voices (the matrons, not – usually – the hats) and laughing like various forms of wild animal.

Lord Phillips extends compensation for miscarriages of justice

The Supreme Court has extended the category of people entitled to compensation following a miscarriage of justice.

'No moderating influence' on claimant med neg lawyers, MPs are told

There is “no moderating influence” on the work of claimant medical negligence lawyers, the House of Commons health select committee was told this morning.

Junior lawyers will need to be fast-tracked to provide value

By Chrissie Lightfoot, CEO, EntrepreneurLawyer

Divided we fall

Proprietary estoppel is still a valid concept that lies in wait to trip up the unwitting private client practitioner, warns Penny Wright

Fresh calls on regulator to give clearer steer over OFR

Law firms have responded coolly to the SRA's attempt to reassure the profession over the impact of outcomes-focused regulation, calling on the regulator to give a clearer steer on how it intends to apply the new code of conduct.