Jackson LJ's recommendations for costs shifting could lead to an increase in fraudulent RTA claims, which will be detrimental to both genuine claimants and solicitors, warns Karen Rose
Three or more people using or threatening violence in the same place do not need to be acting with a 'common purpose' to be found guilty of violent disorder, says David Rhodes
With the NHS under increasing pressure to slash costs, including its legal spend, a new dynamic in the healthcare legal market is emerging. So how are firms coping, and where do they see the opportunities? Jenny Ramage reports
Richard Waite considers the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation, the BSkyB judgment, the revocation of the land agreements exclusion and anti-competitive activity by ex-employees
Jane Coker reviews removal and deportation, third-party support and a change to the Immigration Rules which prevents entry clearance being issued to spouses or civil partners under the age of 21
Negotiated settlements bring savings for litigants and for the courts, and the parties are more likely to have a workable solution – so why aren't more disputes going to mediation? DJ Monty Trent talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about his plans to change peopl';s minds about alternative dispute resolution
The rights of landowners and of the public in relation to village green registration can co-exist, the Supreme Court has ruled, but further clarity on the position post-registration is needed, say William Webster and Paul Wilmshurst