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Update: crime

Ian Harris and David Birrell discuss tweeting in court, admissibility in the magistrates' courts and changes to Crown Court fees

Radio gaga

Marilyn Stowe offers her hard-won survival guide for going on air

Don't squash the frogs

“The frogs?” The armed police officer looked bemused. “What do you mean 'don't squash the frogs'?”

Update: commercial contracts

Mark Lucas considers the impact of the Bribery Act 2010 on solicitors' practices and commercial contracts

Changes to legal aid green paper being considered, Djanogly admits

The government is considering making changes to the legal aid cuts set out in its green paper, justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has admitted.

MoJ playing 'fast and loose' with impact of legal aid cuts

The Ministry of Justice has been accused of playing “fast and loose” with the figures behind its civil legal aid cuts and underestimating the number of victims by more than 150,000.

Tighter criminal background checks for ABS applicants

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is set to introduce tighter ownership suitability requirements for alternative business structures to minimise the risk of criminals getting involved in ABSs, the regulator has confirmed.

Raise the roof

Proportionality defences have been given the go ahead by the Supreme Court – but they will only succeed in exceptional circumstances, says Tracey Bloom