Discrimination

Articles

6 May 2008

Opinion: where next for mental health?

Providing legal safeguards for detained patients is essential in a civilised society. However, the arrival of fixed fees is making proper representation for these most vulnerable clients all but impossible, says Richard Charlton.

29 Apr 2008

Not a temporary fix

Tom Poole welcomes the new authoritative guidance on temporary workers given by the Court of Appeal in the recent James v London Borough of Greenwich case

29 Apr 2008

Civil litigation brief

Gordon Exall says the Court of Appeal's latest ruling in relation to Part 36 offers will remove a lot of the current uncertainties

31 Dec 2007

Protecting children has to be our prime concern

Alex Verdan QC assesses the implications of the David Southall case

31 Dec 2007

Moving with the times

Rupert Butler assesses some of the latest developments, including Barry George's successful appeal against his conviction, Amnesty International's role in asylum cases and the slaughter of cattle

2 Nov 2007

Month of the rat

From job applicants to potential clients, there always seems to be a link to a particular form of rodent, says Kerry Underwood

28 Sept 2007

Bankruptcy and divorce

Family lawyers should ensure that orders deferring the sale of a matrimonial home avoid any reference to a trust for sale, says David Aspinall

28 Sept 2007

Update: IT and intellectual property

Susan Singleton summarises recent developments in the areas of data protection, privacy, patents, copyright and trade marks