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CAB closures loom amid council cuts

Legal advice centres will be forced to close as local authority funding is cut, the head of Citizens Advice has warned.

Garner considers appeal over Hampton Court development

Keith Garner is considering an appeal after the High Court rejected his legal challenge to the redevelopment of a site on the opposite bank of the Thames from Hampton Court Palace.

Commons rights ruling will undermine land values, solicitor says

A sole practitioner in Devon is preparing an appeal against a High Court ruling which he says could lead to subsidies being cut and land values undermined.

IOU

Who exactly is going to pay for this Big Society? Jonathan Brinsden follows the money

The big idea

Alice Holt sets out the Charity Commission's plan of action for Operation Big Society

Get out clause

Increased investment is key to rectifying the widespread violation of prisoners' release rights, says Philip Rule

Employment tribunal claims must be lodged with Acas, Cable says

Business secretary Vince Cable launched plans this morning to cut the number of employment tribunal claims by requiring all of them to be lodged with Acas.

Jackson LJ demands his reforms are implemented in full

Lord Justice Jackson has called on justice secretary Ken Clarke to implement his civil costs reforms in full.