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Out of order Premium Content

Steve Hynes takes time out to explain the complexities of the tendering process for legal advice telephone services

03 May 2018 / Steve Hynes
Out of order: civil legal aid rates below par
03 May 2018
LALY 2018 shortlist announced
02 May 2018
Legal life changers Premium Content

The Justice First Fellowship scheme is using law to change the world, says Fiona Bawdon

27 April 2018 / Fiona Bawdon
Vigil for justice to be held
11 April 2018
Criminal Bar steps up action in the face of cuts

Barristers unite in protest against ‘broken’ criminal justice system

11 April 2018
Liberty expands its free advice service
06 April 2018
The Criminal Bar: diminishing returns? Premium Content

Without an injection of faith & finance from the government, Richard Hoyle predicts a bleak future for the young Criminal Bar

29 March 2018 / Richard Hoyle
Court reform: proceed with caution Premium Content

Andrew Walker QC reflects on the impact of a lack of consultation & the challenges of rushed court reforms

29 March 2018 / Andrew Walker KC
Dark days for legal aid Premium Content

Legal aid lawyers are undervalued, underpaid & under pressure, as Jon Robins explains

23 March 2018 / Dr Jon Robins
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NLJ this week: 40 years on, has PACE lost its edge?
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 transformed criminal justice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ed Cape of UWE and Matthew Hardcastle and Sandra Paul of Kingsley Napley trace its ‘seismic impact’
NLJ this week: Stress-testing the City
Operational resilience is no longer optional. Writing in NLJ this week, Emma Radmore and Michael Lewis of Womble Bond Dickinson explain how UK regulators expect firms to identify ‘important business services’ that could cause ‘intolerable levels of harm’ if disrupted
NLJ this week: How sure is ‘sure’ enough?
Criminal juries may be convicting—or acquitting—on a misunderstanding. Writing in NLJ this week Paul McKeown, Adrian Keane and Sally Stares of The City Law School and LSE report troubling survey findings on the meaning of ‘sure’
NLJ this week: A deferred prosecution reprieve
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has narrowly preserved a key weapon in its anti-corruption arsenal. In this week's NLJ, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers examines Guralp Systems Ltd v SFO, in which the High Court ruled that a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) remained in force despite the company’s failure to disgorge £2m by the stated deadline
NLJ this week: Mandelson, Epstein & the court of popular opinion
As the drip-feed of Epstein disclosures fuels ‘collateral damage’, the rush to cry misconduct in public office may be premature. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke of Hill Dickinson warns that the offence is no catch-all for political embarrassment. It demands a ‘grave departure’ from proper standards, an ‘abuse of the public’s trust’ and conduct ‘sufficiently serious to warrant criminal punishment’
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