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Trial by media

Paul Gambaccini talks to SJ about his experiences of police bail, tabloid feeding frenzies, and the rise of the reputation lawyer

The Solicitors' Journal – February 26, 1949

When the Legal Aid and Advice Bill enters upon the Committee Stage, the members of the committee will have the benefit of a great deal of informed comment which has appeared in the columns of the professional and lay Press during the last two months.

Lay all your cards on the table and avert risk

Succession planning and technology are just two of the issues that see tension levels rise in any boardroom, writes Helen Clayton

Is quality really the issue in the trade war between criminal advocates?

Mark Stobbs

SRA 'super exam' risks damaging solicitor standards

Law Soc denounces plans to shake up legal education with 'piecemeal' announcements, reports John van der Luit-Drummond

Is testamentary freedom in the UK slowly being eroded?

With the number of wills being challenged by adult children under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 rising by a remarkable 20 per cent in the last decade, the court's ability to interfere with testamentary freedom is falling under increasing scrutiny.

There are solutions to the legal aid crisis

To celebrate SJ's 160th year of publication, authors will be taking a contemporary look at historic events reported in Solicitors Journal's rich history. See the original story here.

Greenpeace activists block secret Brussels TTIP talks

'Multinational corporations are not above the law,' says Greenpeace's EU counsel