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I've not been arrested. I'm not corresponding from a cold damp rent-free cell. Nor do I have a couple of pots of Fortnum & Mason's...

Gangster clap trap

Jeannie Mackie tries to wrap her head around the MoJ's latest piece of baffling research

Appeal judges back daughter in provision battle

Three charities are considering an appeal after the Court of Appeal backed an only daughter's claim to a share of her mother's estate.

QS hires law students to sell the brand in WHSmith

QualitySolicitors has secured an exclusive partnership with WHSmith which will see the legal franchise offer 'legal access points' in 150 WHSmith stores on the high...

Supreme Court rules against house disguised as a barn

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled this morning that a man who built a 'barn' on a greenbelt land is not entitled to planning permission...

SRA's new 'ten commandments' handbook sets tougher entry rules

The new solicitors' handbook published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority today promises a set of modern principles applicable to all entities operating in the legal...

Norgrove prepares family justice system for the post-cuts world

David Norgrove, whose interim report on the family justice system was published last week, has said he anticipated that legal aid would be restricted for...

Back to basics

Jonathan Smithers harks back to a time of the beautiful contract