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Lady Hale goes down fighting as Supreme Court backs prenups

In one of its most significant judgments, the Supreme Court has ruled that prenuptial agreements can be given “decisive weight” by the courts.

Conveyancers pin survival hopes on new accreditation scheme

Property lawyers have welcomed the idea of a new accreditation scheme for conveyancers but some are already doubting whether a scheme intended to raise professional...

Djanogly reverses abolition of court fees in care proceedings

In an unexpected announcement, the justice minister, Jonathan Djanogly, has today reversed the abolition of court fees for local authorities in care and supervision proceedings.

MoJ budget to be cut by 23 per cent

The MoJ's budget will be cut by 23 per cent over the next four years, the chancellor George Osborne told parliament today.

Prenups can be 'decisive', Supreme Court rules

Prenuptial agreements can be given “decisive weight” by the courts when dividing assets on divorce, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Supreme Court hears expenses appeal

An appeal by former Labour MPs Jim Devine, David Chaytor and Elliot Morley, charged with theft by false accounting in the wake of the expenses...

Dial 'M' for mediation

Is being immortalised in a client's fridge magnet a compliment? Our new columnist, the long-suffering divorce expert Marilyn Stowe, is not so sure

McLaw v the Supersizers

Is the future for law firms really as a franchise? Ailsa Dixon investigates