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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...

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...

Taking the fall

A Court of Appeal ruling clarifying occupiers' liability has come as a relief to landowners worried about being held responsible for the consequences of visitors'...

Law will tear us apart

Justices are fiddling with top-dollar divorces while normal families burn, says Marilyn Stowe

Learning the hard way

Since its creation, the Supreme Court has been successful in educating the public and improving media relations, but one year on it faces several challenges...

Update: education

Anita Chopra and Salima Mawji consider the Academies Act, special educational needs, pupils assaulting teachers, appeals against admission decisions, exclusions and students unhappy with decisions...

Update: intellectual property

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

Not another wine bar

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