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21 Feb 2011

Leak house

When you're faced with the biggest intelligence leak in history, where do you start? Jean-Yves Gilg taps up The Guardian's in-house counsel Gill Phillips for her take on the WikiLeaks phenomenon

21 Feb 2011

Waste paper

Throwing out rubbish is like flushing the loo. Everything disappears never to be seen again – at least not until the fox pays a visit.

16 Feb 2011

Pickles prevails in judicial review of planning policy

Developer Cala Homes has failed to overturn a planning statement sent by communities secretary Eric Pickles to local authorities, requiring them to take into account the government's commitment to abolish the regional planning strategies.

15 Feb 2011

Moderniser Edward Nally appointed to LSB

Former Law Society president Edward Nally has been appointed non-executive member of the Legal Services Board for a four-year term starting yesterday (14 February).

15 Feb 2011

SRA to shed 80 jobs in ABS restructuring

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to shed 80 jobs as it implements an organisational restructure in line with its new outcomes-focused approach in the run up to the introduction of ABSs in October.

14 Feb 2011

Jackson review 'could breach European law', QC says

Removing the rights of the victims of serious accidents to sue for negligence could trigger legal challenges under the European Convention, a leading public law silk has warned.

14 Feb 2011

Government finds £27m to save financial inclusion fund

The government has found £27m in a last-minute move to save the financial inclusion fund from closure and allow law centres and CABx to continue providing specialist debt advice.

14 Feb 2011

New franchise offers ABS-proof structure

Law firms seeking to gear up ahead of 6 October will be able to federate under a new brand presenting itself as an alternative to existing pre-ABS structures such as QualitySolicitors, ContactLaw, GetSolicitors and highstreetlawyers.com.