THIS ISSUE
Chartered legal executives can be coroners
ECtHR makes landmark ruling on life sentences
Knights has a new plan
MoJ ignores Law Society pleas to delay RTA Portal expansion
Judicial working group's report requests procedural change in anticipation of "enormous rise" of LiPs
Law Society launches quality standard for wills & estate administration
The Jackson reforms may save our legal profession, says Dominic Regan
LPA can now be applied for via MoJ website
Legal Aid Oscars take place
Landmark Supreme Court patent ruling
MOVERS & SHAKERS
DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar
DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment
Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team
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Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments
Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers
NEWS
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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