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Judge slams local authority for "social engineering"

Forcing a woman with a low IQ to take contraception would raise “profound questions about state intervention”, a judge has ruled.

Regulator stands by earlier adoption charity ruling

The Charity Commission has confirmed its earlier ruling that it will not allow Catholic Care to amend its object to circumvent the laws on sexual orientation discrimination.

Westfield justice "not likely to go anywhere", admit JPs

The proposal to set up courts in shopping centres was just a stunt, the deputy chairman of the Magistrates Association has admitted.

Redundancy fears as family legal aid firms fail to secure contracts

Fears of widespread redundancies in the family legal aid sector are mounting as a new survey tallies the access to justice traumas caused by budget cuts.

Mutual wills trump deathbed wishes, High Court finds

A hairdresser who became the sole beneficiary of an elderly woman's estate at the eleventh hour is expected to have to repay more than £300,000 because of a “remarkable” error in drafting the original will, the High Court has ruled.

Coroners' reforms could be among casualties of £2bn cuts

Long-overdue reforms to the system of coroners could become one of the casualties of the massive cuts facing the Ministry of Justice, it has emerged.

Not another wine bar

The government's so-called 'consultation' over proposed court closures borders on the scandalous, says Philip Henson

Update: intellectual property

Susan Singleton considers ongoing developments in smell-alike cases, internet marketing, malicious falsehood and pharma dominance