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Gay asylum seekers do not have to "pretend sexuality does not exist"

A shake-up of asylum hearings has been prompted by the Supreme Court's ruling on homosexual applicants.

School support worker cannot sue for libel

A school inclusion manager sacked for viewing pornography cannot sue for libel on the basis of a letter sent to the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) reporting what had happened.

"Bitter disappointment" as training contract grant scheme is scrapped

Legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly is scrapping the training contract grant scheme with immediate effect.

Spare a thought

When it comes to settling small RTA claims, the DJ does not take requests, writes David Oldham

Throw us a bone

About ten years ago my local authority decided that it needed rather more joined up thinking when it came to resolving the difficulties faced by the myriad of tenants living within the borough. We had a very high proportion of private tenanted accommodation and also a significant social housing sector. Put quite shortly the problem was that tenants were getting into trouble with their rent – being evicted and quite literally ending up in the town hall with their suitcases asking for help.

Djanogly scraps training contract grant scheme

Legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly is scrapping the legal aid training contract grant scheme with immediate effect.

Support worker who viewed pornography at school cannot sue for libel

A school inclusion manager sacked for viewing pornography cannot sue for libel on the basis of a letter sent to the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) reporting what had happened.

Update: family

Lynne Passmore considers the outlook for unmarried couples after Kernott, post-separation income, arrears under a maintenance pending suit order and whether a clean break is possible when a family business is involved