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Firms with compliance officers ready to go will benefit

Don't let the delayed nomination deadline for COLPs and COFAs and the uncertainty surrounding their role tempt you to put your compliance arrangements on hold, says Susanna Heley

Can football fixture lists be regarded as intellectual property?

A European ruling on the copyright and database right has suitably cracked down on attempts to monopolise information, says Paul Stanley NO

Judicial review update

Is it inappropriate for judges to consider challenges to the lawfulness of government policies? Gareth Mitchell investigates

Immigration: when is a rule not a rule?

Gregory Jones QC and Cain Ormondroyd examine when non-statutory guidance in immigration law can be relied on

Commercial update

Mark Lucas reports on the scope of a solicitor's retainer and the risk of that retainer becoming extended

Editor's blog | Internet must be available to all before it becomes a main access to justice channel

As we marvel about the power of the internet to change lives and deliver access to legal services we forget one important factor. For affluent users in urban areas with high connectivity levels, the web has become part of everyday life. Elsewhere, the picture can be very different; some regions have limited coverage and the appetite for online exploration is just not as developed, with significantly fewer households having internet access.

Torture, treachery and the Tower of London

William of Normandy erected the White Tower after the battle of Hastings in 1066 as a demonstrative act of power over his newly conquered country. Since its original construction, the tower has been extended and adapted for many purposes including: a state prison, an armoury, a mint, a menagerie and a home for the crown jewels. But it is the tower's use as a prison with the grim scenes of torture and death that capture the imagination of the hundreds of thousands who visit it each year.

Anger as advice agencies get only £20m from budget

Funding can be turned off as quickly as it is turned on, Lord Bach warns