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Roaming charges

Can mobile phone records really offer your defendant a get out of jail free card? Duncan Campbell reports

The real deal

There's been a lot in the news in the past month about Ken Clarke. Formerly the bedrock of the coalition government, he now appears to have become the fall guy – put out to provoke the public and move attention away from more salacious stories of corruption, sex scandals and driving dilemmas.

Bundle of joy

DJ Nigel Law explains how to prepare your family court bundle without angering the judge

Crossing the line

Cross-examination techniques should be adapted to protect victims – but we must not impose too many limits, argues Jeannie Mackie

Clarke and Djanogly to consider ban on referral fees

Justice secretary Ken Clarke and minister Jonathan Djanogly are to consider a ban on referral fees, it emerged during the second reading of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill in the House of Commons this afternoon.

Teacher who kissed pupil has no right to lawyer at disciplinary hearing

A teaching assistant who kissed one of his male pupils was not entitled under article 6 of the ECHR to be represented by a lawyer at the disciplinary hearing before the school governors, the Supreme Court has held.

Referral fees 'crucial' to insurance industry's earnings, Straw claims

Former justice secretary Jack Straw has accused insurance companies of earning up to £1,000 a time from referral fees, making them a “crucial part” of revenue streams.

Speak up

The Sound Off For Justice campaign failed to have an impact on either the public or the government – let's hope it comes back bigger and louder, says Russell Conway