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Securing interpreters in family proceedings

Legally aided parties should arrange interpretation themselves to avoid the costs and delays often incurred by last minute cancellation, suggests district judge Stephen Parker

All's fair: legal challenges to hospital closure consultation

Two recent cases on hospital closures suggest that public bodies may have to provide more detailed justification for their decisions, explains Michael Imperato

Imposter syndrome: choosing your witnesses wisely

Following the collapse of a case concerning a £7m carbon credit fraud this week, Mark Solon reflects on the importance of calling credible expert witnesses

Fighting apathy: the data behind costs reforms

With the government intending to extend fixed recoverable costs further, it's essential litigators engage with current and future reforms, urges Francis Kendall

Law on the cheap is costing the profession dear

The new market for paid McKenzie Friends is further evidence of a broken justice system, says David Kirwan

Alternative universe: transacting with litigants in person

The anger unleashed by unrepresented litigants is causing tension that is increasingly testing the limits of lawyers' professional skillsets, says Alan Larkin

Unhappy state of affairs: the impact of family court closures

The government should make the best of the revised timescale for the court reform project to learn from recent mistakes, urges Pippa Allsop

Data protection: reading future trends

The predicted flood of GDPR-related litigation is yet to materialise but several issues are already emerging, says Ricky Cella