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Supreme Court to hand down JFS ruling by Christmas

The Supreme Court's ruling in JFS, the case challenging the admissions procedure at one of Britain's oldest Jewish schools, should be delivered next week, Lord Hope has revealed in an exclusive interview with Solicitors Journal to be published tomorrow.

Bar fury over "cost-cutting" VHCC scheme

Barristers have reacted angrily to an announcement from the LSC today that one option for 'very high cost' criminal cases would be to extend the limits for the standard graduated fee scheme from cases lasting 40 days to 60 days.

Taking an interest

With new guidance on referrals now in place, all practitioners managing referred work should positively ensure that they are acting in the best interests of their clients, warns Tony Guise

Public enemy

Why are lawyers less popular than second-hand car dealers? It's time to change the public image of the money-hungry fat cat, says Russell Conway

Sun columnist who became foreman of jury in murder case was "faithful to his oath"

The Court of Appeal has found no evidence that Sun columnist Fergus Shanahan, who once described Lord Phillips as “the mugger's mate”, was not “entirely faithful” to the oath he swore to deliver a true verdict in his role as foreman of the jury in a murder case.

One in five firms abandons criminal legal aid

Almost one in five law firms pulled out of criminal legal aid in the year to March 2009, a National Audit Office report has found.

Attorney General's former housekeeper charged

Baroness Scotland's former housekeeper, Loloahi Tapui from Tonga, has been charged with a range of immigration offences.

Number of firms in ARP drops below 300

The number of law firms in the assigned risks pool fell to 286 this week, allaying fears that it would reach 500 by the end of the year.