Police & Prisons

Articles

8 Sept 2009

Best behaviour

As courts increasingly look at the behaviour of parties during mediation proceedings, clients should be advised to cooperate fully and practitioners should ensure they take detailed notes and be prepared to give evidence, say John Bramhall and Mercedes Castillo

18 Aug 2009

What's wrong with the warrant?

John Bechelet explains the search warrant process and what happens when the police get it wrong

4 Aug 2009

Plugging the gap

As legal aid turns 60, Jon Robins explores possible solutions to the system's failures

21 Jul 2009

Solicitors could be forced out of prison law as LSC wields axe

Solicitors have warned that they could be forced to withdraw from prison law and vulnerable clients could be left unrepresented after the LSC announced a budget cap and cuts in fees.

21 Jul 2009

Update: road traffic

Robert Sproston and Anjali Krishnan discuss the proposal for reduced speed limits, texting while driving, and cases involving emergency response vehicles, uninsured drivers and fraudulent claims

7 Jul 2009

Update: police and criminal evidence

Kim Bouwer rounds up the latest cases on privacy, police retention of evidence, powers of search and release of information to a third party

30 Jun 2009

Cutting through the fog

While law firms today are more technically savvy than they used to be, practitioners must improve their ability to deal with electronic evidence so that the use of tactical e-disclosure is phased out, says Martin Baldock

30 Jun 2009

Tipping the balance

Allowing the police to 'kettle' demonstrators and non-demonstrators alike does not adequately balance the duty to preserve the peace with the rights of the citizen, says Paul Harris