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8 Nov 2010

Cruising in

Does the new legal offering from the AA and Saga pose a real threat to traditional law firms? Jean-Yves Gilg investigates

8 Nov 2010

Update: clinical negligence

Meningitis, risk of cerebral palsy, breast cancer, obstetrics - Dr Jock Mackenzie reports on another quarter in court for doctors defending clinical negligence claims

8 Nov 2010

Update: police

With a glut of cases hitting the upper courts this quarter, Caroline Day and Jill Lorimer take us through the latest rulings on admissions of guilt, risky identifications and the detention of goods seized under unlawful warrants

8 Nov 2010

Add or take away?

In the next instalment of our ABS countdown, Stuart Bushell examines the uncertain future of unregulated legal activities

8 Nov 2010

Jailhouse rock

The longer politicians wring their hands over prison votes, the worse their legal woes will get, warns Benjamin Burrows

8 Nov 2010

Casey closed?

We put victims' commissioner Louise Casey on trial for crimes against our readers' blood pressure. On the defence, Jennie Kreser and on the prosecution, Michael Jones

8 Nov 2010

Cherry picking

Restricting the right to a jury trial ignores the fact that defendants can be victims too, argues Jeannie Mackie

8 Nov 2010

Roadrunner

The sticky issue of hire car claims is clogging up the courts - we need a solution, says DJ Monty Trent