The Court of Appeal decision on disclosure has certainly changed the game. But should it be viewed as a hedging of legal professional privilege or a welcome curb on expert shopping? Penelope Heighton reports
New proposals designed to tackle domestic violence involve banning abusive partners from their homes, but will these powers be affected by a recent Supreme Court ruling? Jane Taylor investigates
With 5,000 green paper responses to pick through, legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly could be gone for some time. So to fill the awkward silence Solicitors Journal decided to run its own straw poll of lawyers' attitudes to the budget battle. Here are the results
It was as though we'd been transported back in time to summer in the sixth form common room. The pre-examination tension in the air was palpable and the faces around mirrored my internal concerns regarding whether sufficient preparation had been done and precisely what the next hour would entail. The four months which had passed since we embarked upon an internal one-day MBA course were about to culminate in our group presentation to the board.
The views of prospective foster carers on sexuality are relevant and should be considered by councils to the extent that they affect the treatment of children, the High Court has ruled.