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Blood donations: Sexual preference and science

Paul Stanley QC asks whether the CJEU's interpretation of the European Charter meant it took a narrow approach to discrimination

Twitter judgments

SJ usually relies on the judiciary of the United States of what the hellistan America to bring you the most weird and wonderful of courtroom rulings.

Court fee hikes will make legal rights 'meaningless'

Law Society president says it is wrong for the courts to make a profit for government

Landlords, businesses, and bereaved families will suffer from court fee hike

Lord Chancellor cannot justify fixing 'two nation' justice system with 1,000 per cent fee increase, says CILEx

When do aggregation clauses apply?

Mr Justice Teare's recent judgment does little to clarify the terms of firms' professional indemnity insurance policies, says Patrick Gaul

Revenge porn offenders not getting off scot-free

When an offence is this broad, there will be significant variances in the sentences handed down, explains Dr Samantha Pegg

Magistrates' courts

Magistrates warn the criminal justice system is near collapse due to growing delays, court closures, and funding cuts

Copycat fraud in the workplace

Fraud has, unfortunately, been a feature of personal injury claims since the Railway Passenger Assurance Company underwrote the first accident insurance policy in the late 19th century, and Lord Hershell's assessment of the existence of fraud in Derry v Peek [1889]