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11 Mar 2010

Müller wins Supreme Court battle over yoghurt packaging machine

European food producer Müller has won a battle over the contract for a yoghurt packaging machine it bought for its dairy in Shropshire.

3 Mar 2010

Government takes direct control of legal aid as Regan resigns

The government has announced its intention to take direct control of legal aid by turning the Legal Services Commission into an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice.

3 Mar 2010

Council golf course is a 'town green', Supreme Court decides

A council golf course near the Tees estuary in Redcar must be registered as a 'town green' under the Commons Act 2006, the Supreme Court has ruled.

2 Mar 2010

Update: professional negligence

Victoria Brackett considers cases on apportioning blame between barrister and solicitor, imposing absolute obligations, apportioning liability, limitation and scope of retainer

26 Feb 2010

Law Society loses legal action over complaints staff

The Law Society has lost its legal action today to ensure that over 300 complaints staff working for the Legal Complaints Service at Leamington Spa are protected by TUPE.

24 Feb 2010

MPs recommend prior-notification in privacy cases

A group of MPs reviewing the operation of privacy and libels laws in England have ruled out mandatory pre-notification but have called for journalists to voluntarily notify individuals before publication.

16 Feb 2010

Update: education

Anita Chopra and Salima Mawji discuss the Lamb enquiry, the JFS ruling, school admissions, parental involvement in schools, burden of proof in exclusion cases and other developments in higher education law

16 Feb 2010

Privileged few

Not all documents issued by lawyers will benefit from the protection of privilege. Anna Pertoldi examines the latest trends