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The article focuses on the issues underpinning the speech of Paul Dacre, editor-in-chief of "Daily Mail" journal, concerning the privacy rulings of Justice David Eady during the Society of Editors conference in Bristol, England. It cites that Dacre's statement has laid bare tensions between certain papers and the judiciary. Dacre argues that Eady's rulings has provoked a debate on the powers of the judiciary.

The article reports on the call of Legal Services Policy Institute (LSPI) of College of Law (CoL) to abolish the training contract for solicitors to widen the access of the profession in Great Britain. It is cited that LSPI has issued a paper which proposes that minimum standards for accrediting learning programmes must be implemented by the Legal Services Board (LSB). Nigel Savage of CoL says that standards will be raised across law firms and board if the training contract will be abolished.

The article reports that The Chambers of Richard Ferguson QC, which is located at 2-4 Tudor Street in London, England, has been set to relaunch as Carmelite Chambers in July 2007 as it boosts its numbers with a new member, Matthew Buckland. He was from One Paper Buildings who joined the chamber on June 4, 2007. The report noted that the addition of Buckland will see the set's criminal practice grow.