Public Law

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24 Oct 2011

New ingredient

Adding 'public benefit' as a new ingredient to the charity law mix is proving a recipe for disaster, says Finola Moss

17 Oct 2011

Trafigura costs bill to proceed to detailed assessment

Biggest ever conditional fee agreement bill cut by 40 per cent

17 Oct 2011

Solicitors back Supreme Court's rejection of immigration rule

Age limit 'about immigration, not about forced marriages'

17 Oct 2011

Hitting a wall

Councils trying to evict tenants for rioting and looting will come up against many hurdles, says Alec Samuels

12 Oct 2011

Supreme Court overturns immigration age limit

The Supreme Court has this morning overturned an immigration rule banning the entry of foreign spouses from non-EU countries who are under the age of 21.

12 Oct 2011

Court of Appeal upholds decision to cut Leigh Day's Trafigura costs bill

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by senior costs judge Master Hurst to reduce Leigh Day's £105m bill in the case against Trafigura by more than 40 per cent.

10 Oct 2011

Update: local government

Peter Hill considers developments in the localism bill, complications with academy conversions, the recommendations of the Dilnot report and potential changes to planning law

10 Oct 2011

Save our Plenet

The Public Legal Education Network opened up a world of alternatives for people unable to afford legal services, so why - with some many advice centres closing – aren't the government and the profession taking it more seriously, asks Jon Robins