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19 May 2011

Clarke's 50 per cent discount plan 'to be ditched'

Justice secretary Ken Clarke's plans to increase the discount on sentences for early guilty pleas from a third to 50 per cent will be ditched, Downing Street sources are reported to have told the media.

16 May 2011

Adams to appeal to Europe after miscarriages of justice ruling

The Supreme Court has extended the category of people entitled to compensation following a miscarriage of justice, but not far enough to include Andrew Adams, who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1993 and released after 14 years.

16 May 2011

Update: agriculture

Michael Aubrey and Simon Blackburn review planning permission for polytunnels, the binding nature of a contract for the sale of bull semen, and imminent changes to the pesticides regulation

9 May 2011

Factory fit

Don't be fooled by the Supreme Court's common sense approach in Baker – trouble may yet be afoot, says Robert O'Leary

3 May 2011

Regulatory sanctions against solicitors back on the rise

The number of solicitors with conditions on their practising certificates has risen 47 per cent over a year from 148 in the second quarter of 2010 to 218 at the end of the first quarter of 2011, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority's latest quarterly report.

3 May 2011

Barristers to play full part in ABS firms

Barristers will be allowed to play a full part in ABS firms, the Bar Standards Board has announced.

3 May 2011

Show your working

Costs budgeting may never be more than a minority sport, says Simon Gibbs

3 May 2011

Power house

With a judicial review against judicial review reform on the cards, Jamie Beagent states the case