Why Israeli progressives have started to talk about ‘apartheid’ | Michael Sfard
The latest chapter in the Israel-Palestine conflict unfolded in many locations, all at once. In the Gaza Strip, civilian population centres were heavily...
'Important benefits': Law Society welcomes trans-Pacific trade pact
A trans-Pacific trade pact will yield ‘important benefits’ for UK law firms and drive the cross-border provision of legal services, the Law Society...
Food vouchers extended after JR challenge
The health secretary has agreed to extend a scheme that provides children with free food to infants from migrant backgrounds, following a claim...
Tribunal rejects sanctioned solicitor’s plea to end career ‘with dignity’
A solicitor who appealed to the tribunal to retire with a clean slate has been told that restrictions must remain on his practising...
Tribunal rejects restricted solicitor’s plea to end career ‘with dignity’
A solicitor who appealed to the tribunal to retire with a clean slate has been told that restrictions must remain on his practising...
Litigation funder amasses £585 million warchest
Litigation funder Augusta Ventures says it has amassed assets of £585m to take advantage of what it called 'an unprecedented pipeline of opportunities...
Claimants awarded £2,000 damages – and ordered to pay £500,000 interim costs
A litigant in a building dispute who claimed £3.7m in damages – only to be awarded just £2,000 at trial – has been...
Plans to restrict judicial review weaken the rule of law, MPs warn
Proposals to restrict judicial review are an affront to the principles of fairness and government accountability and should be dropped, a cross-party group...
Court of Appeal warns against hasty email court orders
The Court of Appeal has warned of problems that can arise when applications and court orders are made via email, in the wake...
Officers accused of sexual abuse must face investigation, says police chief
All serving police officers accused of domestic or sexual abuse should face misconduct hearings as well as criminal investigations, according to the most...