Anecdotal evidence suggests solicitors are waiting longer before instructing counsel. But why, and what are the implications for clients, case workers and the courts? Seamus Smyth investigates
The decision to suspend stop-and-search powers is just the tip of the iceberg in a year full of significant developments in police law, writes Sophie Khan
Rod Dadak considers the potential reform of defamation and privacy laws, the status of the fair comment defence and a case on qualified privilege involving allegations of police corruption
