Challenges to the 'without prejudice' rule continue to come thick and fast. Andrew Butler considers where three recent authorities have left the principle
Several recent cases have brought workplace discrimination into the spotlight, but what beliefs are protected and how can employers reduce the risk of a claim being brought against them? Philip Henson reports
Expert witness immunity could soon be removed, creating a new field of professional negligence; but are there any public policy reasons for retaining it? Andrew Wigston and Rebecca Mandal report
Rules harmonising cross-border claims have been in place for decades, but there are still uncertainties about their scope and application. Jenny Ramage reports
Well here we are in the middle of a general election campaign and the flaws of the process are beginning to show. One person says something and another shouts “that's not trueâ€; then someone else makes a counter-allegation and someone else says “that is not true†and meanwhile we all go back to reading the magazine section of the newspaper and become far more polarised among ourselves on such burning questions as whether John Terry should have kept the England captaincy and whether Wayne Bridge should or should not play in the World Cup.
The SRA has closed a law firm working with one of the country's largest claims management companies Cartel Client Review (CCR) in the biggest intervention by the regulator so far in terms of the number of client files involved (as opposed to the amount of client money).
The long-running legal battle by around half a million British pensioners who retired abroad against a government decision to freeze their pensions will reach its final stage in the European Court of Human Rights tomorrow.
