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Criminal solicitors not doing enough to detect modern slavery

Practitioners should 'wake up and smell the coffee' in fight against slavery and trafficking

Early guilty pleas: as simple as it seems?

A new approach to the guilty plea discount aims to provide more clarity over the rules, but complications may still arise in regulatory incidents, explains Kirsty Finlayson

FCA dawn raids down to pre-crisis levels

City solicitor warns that regulator may come under political pressure if it is not seen as 'proactive'

Interest group set to launch private prosecution against Vote Leave

Restoring Integrity says it has received independent legal opinion supportive of a private prosecution

The Trial: Did we really want to know who dun it?

Ben Henriques discusses the dénouement of the Channel 4 programme exploring the jury system

'Uneconomical' work can be refused, criminal lawyers told

Reduction in legal aid funding means solicitors are undertaking work at a loss

The extraordinary case of Julian Assange

Sweden may have withdrawn its European Arrest Warrant against the WikiLeaks' founder but the UK police is still after him, says Ben Keith

Man misses court after firm makes second-class postage blunder

Judge wants letter delivered 'personally' as it is 'perhaps the best way'