Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7276

In brief

Will the new complaint rules make solicitors more accountable? asks Adam Samuel

If you believe the newspapers, probation officers are the root cause of prison overcrowding, says Julian Broadhead

Sentencing sex offences
Kidnapping and deprivation of liberty
Sentencing terrorism offences
Youths: when is a crime grave?
Extradition—when warrants conflict
Doli incapax: Alive and well?
Parole: timing and compensation

Alan Miller—who last year was ordered by the House of Lords to hand over £5m to his childless wife of three years—is taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Fast track fixed trial costs—expect rises
Nose poking risks
£25K—the new Fast Track ceiling?
“Old form” possession orders—danger of BREACH
Trustees in bankruptcy and the jitters

The Extradition Act has not succeeded in eliminating delay and uncertainty, say Nicholas Yeo and Samantha Davies

Treasury officials say they will include a more workable definition of “beneficial ownership” in the draft money laundering regulations, following a sustained lobbying campaign by the Law Society.

In brief

Charman v Charman [2007] EWCA Civ 503, [2007] All ER (D) 425 (May)