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McLaw v the Supersizers

Is the future for law firms really as a franchise? Ailsa Dixon investigates

Dial 'M' for mediation

Is being immortalised in a client's fridge magnet a compliment? Our new columnist, the long-suffering divorce expert Marilyn Stowe, is not so sure

Open all hours

At just one year old, the Supreme Court is facing potentially massive cuts – so can it still justify its role as public educator? Lord Phillips explains to Jean-Yves Gilg why it should

Going round the houses

Now in-house legal privilege has been removed, what should practitioners do to avoid breaking the new rules? Gavin Foggo and Deepak Arora report

Heads will roll

It was September. All the old lags were there, full of stories of their summer exploits – how they had fallen out of apple trees or been chased by an enraged bull, or had theirpigtails pulled or had dangerously kissed a boy behind a haystack.

Police who handcuffed barrister in RCJ offer £100,000 and apology

The barrister awarded £100,000 in police compensation after being led away from the Royal Courts of Justice in handcuffs says the cost to the taxpayer could be three times that amount.

Gurkhas lose pensions challenge

The British Gurkha Welfare Society has failed in its second bid to boost the pensions of Gurkhas who retired before the brigade was based in the UK.

Met chief accused of 'distraction punch' by attacking lawyers

Sir Paul Stephenson, commissioner of the Met, has been accused of delivering a “distraction punch” after it emerged that he had privately lobbied home secretary Theresa May to make it harder for people to sue the police.