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Consumer brands launch Tesco law prototype

Two of the high street's most well-known consumer brands have officially set up prototype alternative business structures to offer legal services direct to the public, Solicitors Journal can reveal.

Leading family lawyer loses high-profile client

Ayesha Vardag, the family lawyer who acted for German heiress Katrin Radmacher before being replaced by Farrer & Co this summer, has lost a second high-profile client, Solicitors Journal has learned.

'Parochial' Scots defend interrogation of suspects without legal representation

Scots law has been undermined by the Supreme Court's decision to outlaw solicitor-free police interviews, according to first minister Alex Salmond.

Institute not liable for abuse of boys

The Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La Salle Institute, was not vicariously liable for the abuse of boys at a school in Yorkshire, appeal judges have ruled.

LSC settles social welfare judicial review

Leeds firm Davies Gore Lomax has settled a judicial review of the social welfare tender with the LSC.

APIL defends freedom to instruct lawyer

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has called on the European Commission to ensure that the freedom to instruct a lawyer is “not just a catchphrase”.

New exception to 'without prejudice' rule

The Supreme Court has created a new exception to the rule that statements made in 'without prejudice' negotiations are inadmissible in court.

New leaf

As SJ puts the finishing touches to next week's pro bono special, Jean-Yves Gilg and Rebecca Hilsenrath kick us off with a warning to the coalition: blur the boundaries of legal aid and pro bono at your peril