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Filling the gap

The best way to keep legal aid alive in the face of brutal cuts is to develop new and innovative ways of working, says Ruth Hayes, as she explains the options her own legal advice centre is considering

Thinking cap

Jackson LJ's proposed cap on success fees could see claimants losing a lot more than 25 per cent of their damages, warns Simon Gibbs

Human rights of elderly 'at serious risk'

Supreme Court rejects claim from stroke victim for overnight care

English badgers in the firing line

The fate of badgers in the west of England hangs in the balance as environment secretary Caroline Spelman prepares to make an announcement on a possible cull.

Supreme Court rejects stroke victim's claim for overnight carer

The Supreme Court has rejected a claim by a disabled pensioner to an overnight carer to help her go to the toilet. The council wanted her to use incontinence pads.

Suit up

Will the removal of expert immunity from suit have a negative impact on witness evidence, or will it improve standards and discourage mavericks? Andrew Wigston and Fiona Hinds join the debate

Tangled up

Simon Gibbs tackles the proportionality riddle

Clarke highlights minor legal aid concessions

Introducing the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill in the Commons this afternoon, justice secretary Ken Clarke highlighted a series of minor changes the government is making to its drastic legal aid cuts.