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The SRA should act as a reality check for ABSs, not a business adviser

By Alasdair Douglas, Chair, City of London Law Society

How to become a pillock of society

While the world was watching the face of Amanda Knox in the final moments of her appeal in the desperately sad case of the murder of Meredith Kercher, I was like a cat fascinated by a piece of string, because the television pictures would from time to time pan across the court to reveal the attire of the Italian lawyers.

Malcolm in the middle

There's a fine line between appropriate and inappropriate judicial conduct, warns Lucy Corrin

Solicitors back Supreme Court's rejection of immigration rule

Age limit 'about immigration, not about forced marriages'

Trafigura costs bill to proceed to detailed assessment

Biggest ever conditional fee agreement bill cut by 40 per cent

Competitive tendering set for 'later this year'

he government will reveal its competitive tendering plans for criminal legal aid work later this year, justice secretary Ken Clarke (pictured) has said. There had been speculation that the move would be delayed.

LSC chairman calls for independent appeal tribunal

Sir Bill Callaghan, chairman of the LSC, has called for an independent tribunal to hear decisions over whether people should be granted legal aid.

Tribunal ruling fails to provide clarity over public benefit

Independent schools failing to provide some benefits for their potential beneficiaries other than their current or prospective fee-paying students would be falling foul of the law, an appeal tribunal ruled this afternoon as it rejected most of a claim challenging the interpretation of the concept of 'public benefit' as set out by the Charity Commission.