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On the beat | Privatising the police

Now is the time to reinstate the police union says Sophie Khan

Effective representation: How to be a good executive committee member

Kennedy Helm III, chair emeritus at Stites & Harbison, ?discusses what makes an effectual executive committee member

Co-op to create '3,000 jobs in legal sector'

The Co-operative Group this morning announced plans to create 3,000 jobs in the legal sector in a bid to make Co-operative Legal Services the largest consumer law business in the country.

Grow your own fee earners

By The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

More serious offenders can be banned from voting, Strasbourg rules

Court rejects UK argument to revisit earlier ruling that blanket ban breached prisoners' rights

Lloyds uses search specialists to monitor conveyancing panel

Lloyds TSB, the biggest player in the mortgage market and owner of Halifax, is using property search specialists SearchFlow to help validate its conveyancing panel, it has emerged.

Thief cannot sue uncle who injured him during getaway

A thief who was seriously injured when he fell off the back of a van being driven at high speed by his uncle after the pair had stolen some ladders cannot sue the uncle's insurer for damages.

Screening clients: How to decide if you should act for a client

George Wilkinson, risk partner at Ashfords, explores the questions to ask when taking on new clients