Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

21 Jul 2015

What will closing courts mean for litigants?

The government's proposal to cut down the number of courts will simply limit access to justice and add to the financial burden of litigation, argues Russell Conway

17 Jul 2015

Spirit of genuine inquiry: Gove to take recommendations about serious prison reform

'Ensuring offenders become literate and numerate makes inmates employable'

14 Jul 2015

Challenging judicial criticism

Susanna Heley advises solicitors who are the subject of adverse findings in a case to which they are not a party on how they should respond

14 Jul 2015

Three Rivers (No 5): Time for reconsideration?

Collingwood Thompson QC analyses the courts' interpretation of who constitutes the 'client' for the purposes of legal advice privilege

8 Jul 2015

Disabled man takes wheelchair access case to the Supreme Court

Court of Appeal's decision over bus company's 'first come first served' policy to be scrutinised by justices

7 Jul 2015

Deprivation of liberty safeguards are 'deeply flawed'

Law Commission proposes overhaul of protection system for those in need of care

7 Jul 2015

Prest continues: Multi-millionaire businessman loses latest stage in divorce battle

Court of Appeal upholds High Court's suspended jail sentence for husband who failed to pay ex-wife divorce settlement

6 Jul 2015

Lewis Silkin partner found to have 'reconstructed' his memory in negligence claim

Seven-figure damages sum awarded to former client after firm failed to advise on exclusive jurisdiction clause in employment contract