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- New Street Law, set in Manchester's legal community, follows the exploits, competitiveness and legal cases of two rival law firms of barristers that both have very different attitudes to justice.
- Life for Daniel questions the role of medicine in a child's fight against leukemia. The drama lifts the lid on the NHS and takes a trip down the corridors of power where things are not always as clear cut as they seem. Jane Herman is forceful, thoughtful, and intelligent, a far cry away from the image of Christian Scientists held by the teachers at her son Daniel's school. When they rush Daniel into hospital concerned about the bruising on his arms, she's incandescent with rage. As she fights for the right to decide what's best for her child when doctors diagnose acute lymphoblastic leukemia, she embarks upon an emotionally crippling journey. Confronted by bureaucracy and paranoia, she struggles to prove that there are alternatives, and that a mother will go to any lengths to save her son.
- Jo Mills leads for the prosecution and Brian Cantwell for the defense when a British member of parliament, Alan Roxborough, is tried on a charge of attempting to murder his boyfriend with a frying pan. As usual, there is a conspiracy in the background to pervert the course of justice, which may be connected to Roxborough's opposition to certain British arms deals. Meanwhile, Deed goes into therapy and has a brief affair with his therapist.
- Judge John Deed has to judge a case concerning Jo's boyfriend, paedaetric consultant Marc Thompson. Marc wants to take the decision not to resuscitate a two-year old patient at his hospital who has a weak heart and is in a coma, if the child's heart stops again, but the parents disagree. In another case, Deed has to sentence a young thief, and the youth then dies in custody. All this brings back Deed's memories of his own traumatic childhood. He is spoiling for a fight and argues with Jo - who announces that she has decided to marry Marc. He then picks a fight with Neil Haughton at a dinner party and Sir Ian Rochester is still looking for ways to get rid of Deed.
- Judge Deed is presiding over two cases, both of which are particularly challenging. In the first, three men have been charged with drugging and raping a woman they met in a bar. Deed is particularly concerned at the defense counsel's aggressive tactics. In the second, he must sentence a wife beater who has pleaded guilty and where it is apparent that government authorities, including MI5, would like a light sentence. When the judge reviews the evidence - the accused beat his wife with a pipe and poured boiling water over her genitals - he insists on seeing justice done.
- Jack Roper, with Joe Stevens as his junior, defends 15 year old Katie Lewis who is charged with arson. She is accused of purposely setting her father's house on fire after he had her boyfriend charged when he caught them in bed together. Laurence Scammel and his daughter Laura are acting for the prosecution. Katie is not very cooperative and refuses to provide instructions to her solicitor or the barristers. Jack believes she is protecting someone. Charlie Darling and Annie Quick defend Harry Jennings and Tina Bennett who are accused of defrauding prospective investors of £40,000. The purchasers thought they were buying a flat, not shares in a property company. Charlie's tactics in the case don't sit well with Annie, however.
- Annie and Jack defend a man accused of murdering his wife, but there are problems when Laurence, the prosecutor, discovers foul play. Charlie is on the case of the suspected killers' sister, who battles her brother's in-laws for the custody of his child. A nurse's employers believe that a nurse lied to them about her qualifications. Joe is defending the nurse.
- Charlie gets a chance to show his skills when he represents a TV presenter in a high profile libel case. A man has been accused of physically abusing his son, but Jack is not happy about representing him and Honor resigns from prosecuting. However, it's discovered that there is more to the case than meets the eye.
- Charlie and Jack represent two police officers who are accused of torturing a terrorist suspect in custody. It is a highly emotive case as this incident has put the reputation of the police on the line. Joe has his own demons to overcome when he represents a patient seeking release from a psychiatric unit. However, his expert witness has a few surprises of his own.
- A woman seeks compensation after the botched delivery of her baby and Charlie and Annie are there to represent her. Laurence's friendship with the accused surgeon compromises the case and Laura is not happy at all. Jack has to use all of his expertise to help a Robbie Williams impersonator who has been accused of benefit fraud.
- With Laurence Scammel acting for the prosecution, Jack Roper defends Nathan Harland who has been charged with shooting a police officer. Jack suspects the police are being less than honest and may have planted evidence. He also believes they coerced a witness into testifying against Nathan. Jack convinces an alibi witness to come forward, even though she may have been threatened by a local gang. Laura Scammel follows through on her decision to leave her father's firm and asks Jack if she can join his chambers.
- Although Jack Roper's legal problems are behind him, the firm has seen a drop in legal briefs so everyone is reminded to be on their best behavior. Jack takes on the case of Jimmy McGregor, a violent criminal who has been charged with possession of heroin. When he learns that McGregor is forcing his wife to provide him with an alibi, Jack takes control of the situation but with surprising results. Annie Quick and Laura Scammel find themselves each defending one half of a married couple when the husband wants to make a £40,000 donation to a charity as instructed by an angel and his wife wants to stop him. Charlie and Annie continue to dance around their affair and Charlie tries desperately to get his wife not to attend a chambers dinner.
- Deed is in The Hague hearing a case of a British soldier who killed 11 Iraqi civilians and is accused of war crimes.
- Pvt. Clark's attempt at suicide does not dissuade Deed from the need to understand the trooper's mental state at the time of the shooting in Iraq. Clark however wants to change his plea to guilty. Deed continues to clash with his fellow judges and the prosecutor, but it is seems that the British government is doing little to assist in Pvt. Clark's defense. On the home front, an attempt on the life of his fellow appeals court justice leads to even more security.