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Working wonders

With the default retirement age likely to be removed, employers should be more wary than ever of the risks of ignoring ageism in the workplace,...

Team effort

A carefully-managed relationship between solicitor and expert witness is crucial to structure a successful case, says Jeremy Brooke

Calling the experts

Expert witness immunity could soon be removed, creating a new field of professional negligence; but are there any public policy reasons for retaining it? Andrew...

Beyond belief

Several recent cases have brought workplace discrimination into the spotlight, but what beliefs are protected and how can employers reduce the risk of a claim...

Dubious privilege

Challenges to the 'without prejudice' rule continue to come thick and fast. Andrew Butler considers where three recent authorities have left the principle

Group therapy

Three recent developments have highlighted the difficulty the courts have when dealing with collective actions, says Anthony Maton

Update: personal injury

Vijay Ganapathy discusses pleural plaques compensation, causation and intervening acts, occupiers' liability and low-level asbestos exposure

Update: costs

Simon Gibbs considers the extent of a costs judge's discretion to go beyond a strict interpretation of the final costs order, and the 51st update...