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News in brief: week beginning 11 August 2014

Pre-Raphaelites in the judiciary, Slater & Gordon's impressive profits and Manchester firm shut

Proud and committed

This week, thousands of aspiring lawyers will have received their A level results.

The second mouse

Panama has built on Liechtenstein's foundation laws so well that it has become the main contender to the jurisdiction's dominance, says Derek Sambrook

EXCLUSIVE: Solicitors will spend less time on training under new CPD regime

Training will also be 'less effective' than points-based scheme, SJ survey finds

New season, new image rights?

Will the example of Scottish goalkeeper Allan McGregor lead to an increase in the number of footballers protecting their image rights through Guernsey's image rights law and register, wonders Fiona Le Poidevin

It is unclear how paralegal 'shortcut' will work

Stakeholders left divided over whether change is practical or will effectively encourage diversity. Laura Clenshaw reports

A new age or behind the times?

After David Cameron doubled the number of women in his cabinet in the middle of July and the Church of England approved the appointment of female bishops, some are heralding this as 'the dawn of a new age for women'.

Crime shock shakes the media: more on page 16

Felix asks why a significant fall in offending, linked to a drop in drug use, is not front-page news