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How useful are DPAs to 'the defendant?

Deferred prosecution agreements can reduce costs and potentially lead to further prosecutions, but for companies they have few advantages over a guilty plea, writes Ben Henriques

Walking for justice in London

Charities' needs have grown as resources have shrunk, says Master of the Rolls

Mental Health Awareness Week: Making legal voices heard

Matthew Rogers talks to lawyers, law firms, and support organisations about improving wellbeing in the profession

The death knell for non-competes?

The issues raised by the government's consultation on non-compete clauses hindering innovation are more nuanced than might be thought, writes Daniel Oudkerk QC

Pupillages dominated by white, male BPTC graduates, suggest new stats

BSB hopes research will inform students before making a decision about their career chances

Barrister calls for urgent meetings on judicial discrimination and bias

Government leading review into over-representation of BAME groups in criminal justice system

There May be trouble ahead for human rights in the UK

The government has been left chasing its tail after the home secretary gave a 'vote leave' to the ECHR, unbeknownst to her colleagues, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

Law of the land, lawyer of the times

How exactly did an enthusiasm for taekwondo revolutionise how barristers' direct services are advertised to the public? SJ hears from Daniel ShenSmith