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South East: dip or lift?

Even for firms specialising in tailored or niche services the dreaded double-dip is striking fear, but there is optimism too, says Jean-Yves Gilg

SRA unveils crackdown to cut number of firms in ARP

The SRA has launched a crackdown on firms in the Assigned Risks Pool (ARP), amid concerns that the number of practices failing to find indemnity insurance could rise dramatically by October. There are currently 213 firms in the ARP.

Badger ruling leaves door open for future culls

The Court of Appeal has comprehensively rejected the Welsh Assembly government's order for a badger cull in Pembrokeshire, but left the door open for future culls in Wales and England.

High Court backs Kendal wind farm

The High Court has rejected an appeal by campaigners and farmers against a wind farm near Kendal in Cumbria, on a ridge of hills between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks.

Cap on redundancy payments not age discrimination

A cap on redundancy payments, which limited them to the amount an employee would have earned had he remained in the post until the age of 65, was not age discrimination, the EAT has ruled.

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.