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The fallout from the Al-Sweady inquiry represents another strike against justice, says Jon Robins

Roger Smith reports on the US legal aid situation

A levy on high-earning lawyers: 20 years on & Geoffrey Bindman QC is still waiting

Patrick Allen explains how austerity economics, not the recession, will destroy our civil legal aid system

Osborne’s austerity experiment slated by leading legal aid proponent

Roger Smith admires the legal aid administration north of the border

Criminal legal aid solicitors across England and Wales were divided on whether to take direct action this week over new contract terms.

Does lack of clarity in the legal aid scheme prevent access to justice, asks David Burrows

David Greene is wary of the new Lord Chancellor

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
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