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Lawyer convicted of blackmailing former abuser
Guilty verdict despite claim to be seeking compensation
Mixed picture emerges as Government claims 40-year crime low
Sharp falls in some categories outweigh rises in others
May reveals new counter-terrorism measures
Increased powers still restrained by coalition deal
Heads up for solicitors over Counter Terrorism Week
Awareness campaign highlights reporting duties for suspected offences
"Clare's law" Scots pilot begins next week
Ayrshire and Aberdeen to trial disclosure of partners' offending
Royal Commission needed to rethink penal policy, report argues
Louis Blom-Cooper and Seán McConville say politicians need outside help
High Court releases "World's End" double jeopardy ruling
New DNA techniques opened up new investigation possibilities
Justice Committee backs drink-drive change – with awareness campaign
Report says public must be fully informed and prepared
Labour to hold further EAW debate after Commons voting farce
Ministers accused of breaking promise of separate vote
Lords, Faculty join backing for European arrest warrant
Report calls for improvements but sees “no realistic alternative”
Leading legal figures call for European arrest warrant retention
Law Society Presidents join senior judges, QCs and professors
Society paper proposes "root and branch" legal aid overhaul
Discussion document aims to provoke debate on civil and criminal funding