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Moses LJ accuses lawyers of 'confusion and fuzzy thinking' on experts

Solicitors' “confusion and fuzzy thinking” is to blame for shortcomings in expert witness evidence, Lord Justice Moses has said.

Update: tax and trusts

With the third Finance Act of the year to be published shortly, it has been a rollercoaster period for practitioners, writes David Bird

Public backs legal aid for child protection but not divorce

The public believes child protection should be the priority for civil legal aid funding but divorce-related work should come last.

Off kilter

Baffled by the fact Scotland has only just got done for denying its defendants legal representation in the police station? Dr Fiona Leverick explains all

Gurkhas lose pensions challenge

The British Gurkha Welfare Society has failed in its second bid to boost the pensions of Gurkhas who retired before the brigade was based in the UK.

Met chief accused of 'distraction punch' by attacking lawyers

Sir Paul Stephenson, commissioner of the Met, has been accused of delivering a “distraction punch” after it emerged that he had privately lobbied home secretary Theresa May to make it harder for people to sue the police.

ABS kick-off

Stuart Bushell launches our new ABS advent calendar

New road

With the coalition calling time on local services, councils must look beyond their limits to make lawyers earn their keep, argues Geoff Wild