Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

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22 Oct 2015

High Court appointments take women judges to new heights

Steady increase in judicial diversity follows Lord Chief Justice's call for a level playing field

22 Oct 2015

Irish data regulator to investigate Facebook's US data transfers

Data protection commissioner pledges 'quick and swift procedure'

21 Oct 2015

A time of change

Measures introduced by the Summer Budget and significant case law ?on wills and deputyships mean autumn will be a busy season for ?wealth management practitioners, writes Victoria Mahon de Palacios

21 Oct 2015

The benefits of hindsight

In light of Canada Square Operations Ltd, claimant solicitors must pay attention to the details in negligence claims, or risk missing limitation deadlines, advises Eleanor Kilner

16 Oct 2015

No-fault divorce

The fault-based nature of divorce in England and Wales, which requires one person to accuse the other of adultery or unreasonable behaviour to have their divorce granted within two years of marriage breakdown, is driving over a quarter of divorcing couples to make false allegations to the court, according to new research from family law organisation Resolution. Read more on this story here.  

16 Oct 2015

'Auntie Christ'

Across the pond, a New York woman has failed in her attempts to sue her 12-year-old nephew over a birthday hug that left her with a broken wrist.

15 Oct 2015

Benefits to having video-link witness statements lost to poor technology

Concern also remains over effective cross-examination compromised by recorded evidence

14 Oct 2015

Gohil and Sharland: Supreme Court rules dishonesty will not be tolerated

Court of Appeal judgment described as a 'rare aberration' by UK's top judges