Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

14 Apr 2009

A vulnerable point

Protection for vulnerable adults is under increased scrutiny but what exactly does 'vulnerable' mean, and do the safeguards go far enough, asks David Hewitt

14 Apr 2009

The lines are drawn, but where?

Should juries have the right to decide what is criminal, rather than whether the defendant committed an offence, asks Tan Ikram

7 Apr 2009

New season, new HIPs

New HIP regulations, combined with important changes in local authority and personal search charges, are set to make this a seismic spring of change, says Andrew Lloyd

7 Apr 2009

Update: competition

Lesley Davey reviews the European Commission's policy on abuse of dominant position, block exemptions, the application of State aid rules in the context of the economic crisis, and the OFT's new leniency guidance

7 Apr 2009

Justified aims

Paul Stanley considers whether the compulsory retirement age ruling is compatible with UK regulations, the binding force of unpublished rules and the right to indemnity under the Commercial Agents Directive

7 Apr 2009

If it ain't broke

The ideas behind the SRA's consultation on mandatory re-accreditation for solicitors advocates are under-developed, discriminatory and based on worthless evidence, says Tim Lawson-Cruttenden

31 Mar 2009

Being unreasonable

Why are the mentally ill so very unreasonable?

17 Mar 2009

Update: costs

Simon Gibbs considers the ongoing challenges to CFAs and whether a recent High Court judgment may offer a potential solution