Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

6 Jan 2016

Attorney general to give unduly lenient sentence work to greater pool of advocates

Number of sentences considered by AG's Office has risen by 83 per cent since 2010

21 Dec 2015

Not just any lease, this is an M&S lease

Implying terms into contracts: Sally Anne Blackmore explains the effect ?of the Supreme Court's decision in Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas

21 Dec 2015

Santa Claus is comin' to town

Richard Easton considers the circumstances in which the law recognises Santa as being 'real', and discusses the exploits of a criminal Father Christmas

18 Dec 2015

Government backs down on raising £10,000 claim cap

Though an increase in court fees sees ministers take another step forward in developing two-tier justice system

17 Dec 2015

CPS miss target as anti-drone protesters avoid prosecution

Second charge in a year fails as companies try to stop peaceful protests

17 Dec 2015

Court of Protection extends reporting restrictions in high-profile capacity case

National newspapers seek to name woman who did not want to become 'poor', 'ugly' or 'old'

15 Dec 2015

County courts: Cause for complaint

What can be done when the falling service standards in the county courts impact on access to justice, asks Keith Conway

15 Dec 2015

Liability and aggregation 'in peer-to-peer lending

Solicitors are set to play a key part in government plans to allow investment in ?P2P agreements via tax-efficient ISAs, write Russell Behn and James Denison