Police & Prisons

Articles

21 Oct 2008

Quantum matters

The new road traffic accident claims reforms leave much to be desired when it comes to the principles of justice and equity, says Oliver Millington

21 Oct 2008

Steering VHCC reform in the right direction

LSC's David Keegan talks to Jenny Ramage about where Very High Cost Case reforms went wrong and how it is being put back on the right track

21 Oct 2008

Update: trusts, wills and probate

Catherine Sanders and Helen Bryant review the latest cases and developments including beneficial interests, disclosure of letter of wishes, reasonable provision and statutory legacies

9 Sept 2008

Regeneration and rehabilitation

In the spirit of joined-up thinking I have been doing some thinking that I think may join up, at least I think so.

9 Sept 2008

When all hope is gone

If a whole life sentence has no prospect of release then does this utimately amount to inhuman treatment of those receiving the sentence, asks David Rhodes

15 Jul 2008

Lessons in protocol

The Rent Pre-Action protocol may have limited scope but its application contains valuable lessons for all lawyers involved in possession proceedings, says Robert Jordan

1 Jul 2008

Anonymous and transparent

The Past few days we have heard the sound of screeching brakes being applied to the potential juggernaut of the ability to call witnesses anonymously. The House of Lords, in the case of Davis, has thrown out an ice axe to stop the slide down the slippery slope of having trials without letting the defendant know who it is who is giving evidence against them. In all but the uncontroversial set of circumstances, a timely reminder that this is not what our justice system is all about has just been issued.

1 Jul 2008

Genetic discrimination: the need for legislation

The government should take the opportunity of the Single Equality Bill to introduce legislation pre-empting the possibility of genetic discrimination, says Andrew Thompson