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Off the hook
Solicitors Journal

Off the hook

Is the insolvency system suitable for the current economic situation? Adrian Walters explores the key issues
Just deserts
Solicitors Journal

Just deserts

Could contempt of court hold the key to stamping out fake claims? Kathryn Hammell investigates
Slipping through the net
Solicitors Journal

Slipping through the net

The internet has enabled copyright infringement to spiral out of control, but will the Digital Economy Act help tackle the problem? Rob Hines and Clare Arthurs find out
Update: consumer
Solicitors Journal

Update: consumer

Bryan Nott reviews the latest cases on payment protection insurance mis-selling, total charge for credit, pre-action discovery and solicitors' breach of duty
Update: crime
Solicitors Journal

Update: crime

Ian Harris and David Birrell discuss magistrates' unreasonable indication, directions of law, sentencing guidelines, trial by ambush, proposals for a compulsory advocacy accreditation schemeand the Bribery Act
Hitting the wrong note
Solicitors Journal

Hitting the wrong note

It is September, and a new academic year. Are we all chirpy and refreshed? Have we got shiny new pencil cases, sharp HB pencils and a bag of novelty rubbers shaped like hippos and penguins? New shoes, new notebooks, and, if we are lucky enough and grew more than expected, a school skirt to hitch up into a proper mini...