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Winning isn't everything

Someone asked me the other day what I liked best about my job. As that someone was waiting for the prison van to remove him from a Crown Court cell to a better guarded residence, I paused to search for an encouraging answer. He got in before me. “Winning, I expect,” he said wistfully.

Steering VHCC reform in the right direction

LSC's David Keegan talks to Jenny Ramage about where Very High Cost Case reforms went wrong and how it is being put back on the right track

Quantum matters

The new road traffic accident claims reforms leave much to be desired when it comes to the principles of justice and equity, says Oliver Millington

Northern lights

Jenny Ramage explores the distinctive characteristics that have helped the Northern Circuit maintain its reputation as the UK's second legal centre

Still a place for the Bar

The Legal Services Act heralds a new era in the delivery of legal services but it does not detract from the Bar's importance within the justice system as a whole, says Timothy Dutton QC

Letting down the family

Cutbacks in public funding for family work threaten to undermine the assertion of individual rights, leaving the vulnerable inadequately protected, say Lucy Theis QC and Stephen Cobb QC

A flaw in the plan

The provisions in the draft PPS6 are lacking in clarity and focus, and may make the decision-making process more complicated, says Robert Walton

London : Keep your chin up

Surviving the liquidity crisis is all about sound management and continuing to provide quality advice, and firms following that old recipe should be able to survive the downturn. Jean-Yves Gilg reports on the mood in smaller and medium size firms in London