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Fools rush in

The government must give careful consideration to the long-term effects of its proposals before it slashes the MoJ budget, warns the criminal Bar's new chairman, Christopher Kinch QC

Behind closed doors

While the proposed court closures will prove inconvenient for some, it is a small price to pay to prevent cuts to other legal services, says Gareth Evans

Sticking together

While practitioners must adapt to the evolving legal profession, the partnership between barristers and solicitors must remain strong, says Nicholas Green QC

Minor threat

One simple amendment to recent mental health legislation could transform the quality of patients' lives, but we must club together if we are to persuade the policitians, writes Laura Davidson

BSB launches plan to regulate advocacy ABS firms

The Bar Standards Board is proposing to become a specialist ABS regulator, regulating only lawyer-run advocacy firms.

Reduced bonus did not make banker discrimination victim

A banker who injured his back in a skiing accident was not a victim of direct disability discrimination because his bonus was reduced to $450,000, the EAT has held.

Update: immigration

Jane Coker considers the effect of the qualification directive on asylum claims, the criteria for recognition as a refugee and public interest in deportation

DPP backs 'second degree murder' charge

Keir Starmer QC, the DPP, has said he backs the introduction of a US-style second degree murder charge.