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12 Feb 2010

Cross-wearing worker loses discrimination appeal

A British Airways check-in assistant who claimed she was discriminated over the wearing of a small crucifix, has lost her case in the Court of Appeal.

9 Feb 2010

Update: company

Simon Graham examines several spectacular frauds which shed light on the responsibilities and liabilities of non-executive directors, auditors and solicitors

26 Jan 2010

DPP under fire for attempted murder charge against mother

Keir Starmer QC, the DPP, has been criticised by a High Court judge for pursuing an attempted murder charge against a mother who pleaded guilty to assisting the suicide of her daughter, who was crippled by ME.

12 Jan 2010

Funding the future

The recession is changing how pensions are managed in the UK and has created several new challenges for both trustees and employers, says Kate Richards

22 Dec 2009

Update: costs

Simon Gibbs reviews the latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules, including recoverability of after the event insurance premiums, staged ATE premiums, the requirement to serve a statement of reasons and court discretion in relation to a breach of the procedural rules

22 Dec 2009

House rules

The removal of the residence condition for the purposes of leasehold enfranchisement has given judges more to take into account when considering the definition of a house, says Natasha Rees

30 Nov 2009

Sun columnist who became foreman of jury in murder case was "faithful to his oath"

The Court of Appeal has found no evidence that Sun columnist Fergus Shanahan, who once described Lord Phillips as “the mugger's mate”, was not “entirely faithful” to the oath he swore to deliver a true verdict in his role as foreman of the jury in a murder case.

24 Nov 2009

Update: commercial property

Milton McIntosh considers cases involving lease and licence distinction, the assignability and repudiation of agreements for lease, and the effect of the new compensation provisions on business tenancies