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I will take over inquests 'very occasionally,' chief coroner warns

Judge Thornton calls for specially-trained 'service death coroners'

Unlocking potential: payment protection litigation after the Harrison settlement

The out-of-court settlement last month in the only PPI misselling case the Supreme Court was due to consider will make it difficult for future claims...

Legal Services Act 'designed' to cause tensions, Edmonds suggests

LSB defends role on research, education and training

Individual implications of ABS conversion

Long lock-in clauses and loss of influence over the decision-making process are only some of the issues individual partners need to consider before converting their...

Regulatory watch | Why can't the SRA adopt a policy on time extensions?

The principles of transparency, consistency and accountability underpinning the Legal Services Act require our regulator to publish a policy on extensions of time, says Nigel...

European brief | Assumption that employed lawyers are not 'independent' is unsatisfactory

The strict requirement of independence for lawyers appearing in the European Court of Justice is at odds with the court's own approach to restrictive measures...

Workshop: Public law: challenging automatic suspension of tenders under review

There is no presumption in law that the automatic suspension of a contract award under challenge cannot be displaced, but applicants must convince the court...

Update | PACE: cover evidence, necessity of arrest

The recent Court of Appeal decision of Saunders v R [2012] EWCA Crim 1380 considered whether a valid waiver is given of the right to...