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1 Nov 2010

Fools rush in

The government must give careful consideration to the long-term effects of its proposals before it slashes the MoJ budget, warns the criminal Bar's new chairman, Christopher Kinch QC

1 Nov 2010

Behind closed doors

While the proposed court closures will prove inconvenient for some, it is a small price to pay to prevent cuts to other legal services, says Gareth Evans

1 Nov 2010

Sticking together

While practitioners must adapt to the evolving legal profession, the partnership between barristers and solicitors must remain strong, says Nicholas Green QC

1 Nov 2010

Update: agriculture

Simon Blackburn and Michael Aubrey harvest the latest crop of cases, including vegetable patch valuations and fresh guidance on land rents

1 Nov 2010

Update: competition

Richard Waite and Susan Riitala round up the coalition's overhaul of the regulators and consider the implications of that European privilege ruling on competition lawyers

1 Nov 2010

Read all about it

Is the age of anonymity coming to a close? Richard Scorer investigates

1 Nov 2010

Clean slate

Are tablet devices going to be a game changer for lawyers in the same way smart phones have been? Damian Blackburn investigates

1 Nov 2010

The name game

Budget cuts should encourage the Charity Commission to stop 'naming and shaming' charities and focus on cases where there is real evidence of financial abuse, argues Moira Protani