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27 May 2016

Lawyers: If you can't stand the heat…

As Felicity Gerry QC battled with sirens from Grand Connaught Rooms' kitchen, a number of big name firms were fighting fires of their own. John van der Luit-Drummond writes

24 May 2016

Exploring the boundaries

Tamsin Cox and Julia Petrenko review two recent decisions of the Upper Tribunal which consider the jurisdiction of the First-Tier Tribunal in determined boundary applications

24 May 2016

Hillsborough inquest: Acting for Liverpool

Mark George QC and Marcia Willis Stewart talk to John van der Luit-Drummond about handling the logistics, and the emotions, in one of the grossest miscarriages of justice the world has ever seen

24 May 2016

In discussion: Brexit

Last week, when it was reported that the Italian Supreme Court had essentially sanctioned the defence of necessity for an individual who stole food to stave off hunger, I held my breath waiting for the headline hysteria warning our nation of shop keepers to triple lock their sandwich cabinets because the 'Europeans' were authorising daylight foodstuff thievery.

19 May 2016

New wellbeing book launched for lawyers

Healthy justice depends on healthy lawyers, says author

19 May 2016

LSB gives blessing to Bar Council for ABS licensing

BSB hope to 'increase choice and provide lasting benefits for consumers'

18 May 2016

BSB risks eroding public confidence in the Bar, say barristers

Drawing attention to potential impact of commercial pressures may create new risk, reply barristers

17 May 2016

How useful are DPAs to 'the defendant?

Deferred prosecution agreements can reduce costs and potentially lead to further prosecutions, but for companies they have few advantages over a guilty plea, writes Ben Henriques