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Solicitors attack BBC mini-series for “appalling distortion” of justice system

The Criminal Law Solicitors Association is to write to the BBC to complain about the mini-series Criminal Justice screened last week, Solicitors Journal has learned.

Legal Complaints Service postpones decision on plan to publish complaints

The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) is to postpone a decision on whether to publish details of adjudicated complaints of inadequate professional service against solicitors' firms.

Update: commercial law

Sara Partington reviews the latest developments in contract law, commercial agents, limitation clauses, cost guidance and anti-suit injunctions

Watching the watchdog

After a setback in its price-fixing case against supermarkets and a temporary victory in the bank charges, is the Office of Fair Trading really the people's champion, asks Jenny Howe

Share and share alike

Buying property 'together' with little or no discussion of joint intentions may not reflect the legal position upon breaking up, says Dirk van Heck

Life in crime

David Rhodes discusses the fallibility of ear-print evidence as shown in R v Kemper

Kent: clouds gather over the 'Garden of England'

Kent has traditionally been regarded as more recession-proof than other parts of Britain, so if lawyers in the 'Garden of England' catch cold, colleagues in other regions should prepare for a long time in casualty, says Jean-Yves Gilg

Back to basics on confiscation

Recent House of Lords' decisions have reminded prosecutors to focus on factual evidence rather than statutory assumptions, says David Winch