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The good fight Premium Content

The loss of legal aid is a major cause for concern, says Jon Robins
 

12 April 2013 / Dr Jon Robins
New year, new debate Premium Content

Access to justice is kicking off debate in 2013, notes Jon Robins

11 January 2013 / Dr Jon Robins
Civil legal aid bid results announced

Legal aid lawyers are due to hear the outcome of their bids for civil contracts by end of next week

04 January 2013
High & dry Premium Content

Survivors of torture will suffer further due to legal aid cuts, says Piya Muqit

30 November 2012 / Piya Muqit
The bigger picture Premium Content

Ruth Daniel highlights the importance of pro bono work following recent legal reform

16 November 2012 / Ruth Daniel
Not to everyone’s taste… Premium Content

Jon Robins pays tribute to an establishment maverick

13 September 2012 / Dr Jon Robins
No such thing as a free lunch? Premium Content

Paul Fisher shares his views on how to avert a pro bono crisis

15 August 2012 / Paul Fisher
Cracks in the system Premium Content

Late changes will not be enough to soften the blow of pending change for vulnerable clients, says Jon Robins

18 May 2012 / Dr Jon Robins
Moving forward? Premium Content

The government has failed in its attempt to promote fairer, quicker & cheaper justice, says Toby Craig

30 March 2012 / Toby Craig
Progress report Premium Content

Dominic Regan studies signs of Jackson slippage & notes some worrying trends

20 January 2012 / Dominic Regan
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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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