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Lawyers' last push to get charity ad ban lifted

Animal Defenders International, the animal protection charity, edged closer to getting an advertising ban lifted after a hearing in the European Court of Human Rights yesterday, according to its lawyer.

Paying the price

Jim Diamond considers the spiralling legal costs in the private client world

Six of one

The government's response to the Norgrove Report is in danger of falling short, says Lisa Pepper

Supreme Court sanctions 'clear breach' of natural justice

The Supreme Court has admitted that it is sanctioning a “clear breach of the principles of natural justice” by allowing the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to impose an irrevocable non-disclosure order on the home secretary.

'Legacy of inaccurate data' to blame for mySRA delays

The SRA has blamed a “legacy of inaccurate data” in its latest explanation for the series of delays that have blighted the launch of its mySRA online renewal system.

Council wins costs recovery order for remedial work to historic Brunel building

Swindon Borough Council has secured a costs recovery order against the owner of a historic Brunel building, paving the way for the preservation and redevelopment of the site.

Three legal aid defeats and two concessions

Lords have inflicted defeats on the government during the report stage of its legal aid bill on the first three amendments they considered last night.

Validity of estate rentcharges 'does not depend on reasonableness'

The validity of an estate rentcharge does not depend “on the reasonableness of the amount calculated from time to time” for service charges, Lord Justice Mummery has said.