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Update: crime

Ian Harris and Christopher Gutteridge review negotiated pleas and sentence agreements, evidence by video link, Facebook evidence, harassment under the Public Order Act 1986, the 'hypothetical bystander' standard and the prohibition on carrying knives

Smoke signals

Don't think you can escape that easily. When you retire from the stress of the office to tend your roses do not expect a peaceful life, for the anxiety caused by a sick rose causes no less angst than the managing partner visiting you with a crocodile smile and telling you that for the third month running you failed to meet your target. So, what is it like if you have not retired and still have to tend your roses?

Consumers left out of third party litigation funds

Third party litigation funding will not plug any gaps in access to justice, according to the first academic study on the issue.

Court of Appeal uncaps wrongful dismissal compensation levels

A dismissal dispute between a surgeon and his hospital could pave the way for multi-million pound compensation claims as prior limitations are overturned.

MoJ drops new prison as cuts begin to bite

The MoJ has abandoned plans to build a new juvenile prison in Leicester and postponed construction of a new Birimingham Magistrates Court as part of the £325m package of cuts announced last week.

Grieve promises "period of silence" on legal aid

Dominic Grieve QC, the new Attorney General, has promised a “period of silence” from the government before it launches a fundamental review of legal aid.

Special delivery

Small legal aid firms must embrace new ways to deliver their services if they are to avoid closure. William Flack considers the main two models and how these might evolve in the future

A discrimination charter

Recruiters looking for staff with 'chartered' qualifications may seek legitimate assurances about professional skills but they could be breaking the law, say Shiva Shadi and Kai Graf von Pahlen