Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

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20 Jun 2011

Court closure judicial reviews fail

More grim news for court users as staff vote for one-day strike and overtime ban

13 Jun 2011

Land rights reform in government's hands

Proposed bill 'sensible' but fails to address prescriptive easements

13 Jun 2011

Doing time

Don't lose faith in Ken Clarke's sentencing reforms, says Frances Crook

9 Jun 2011

Further legal aid cuts ruled out as bill put on ice

Ken Clarke has vowed not to plunder the legal aid budget any further in light of the sentencing reform shambles.

7 Jun 2011

Celebrity law course more about marketing than best education

The next generation of lawyers are the top target for the elite new £18,000 per year private university set up by a professorial supergroup.

7 Jun 2011

Scotland's Supreme Court panel to report before summer break

A “stellar cast” of four Scottish lawyers have been given less than one month to provide an interim review of Scotland's subscription to the Supreme Court.

6 Jun 2011

Update: education

With big change afoot, Anita Chopra and Salima Mawji consider the education bill, the green paper on special educational needs and a High Court discussion of the contractual relationship between a law student and her university

1 Jun 2011

Bar attacks LSB for failing to ban referral fees for advocates

The Bar Council has said it is “surprised and disappointed” that the LSB failed to ban referral fees.