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Malcolm in the middle

There's a fine line between appropriate and inappropriate judicial conduct, warns Lucy Corrin

Solicitors back Supreme Court's rejection of immigration rule

Age limit 'about immigration, not about forced marriages'

Trafigura costs bill to proceed to detailed assessment

Biggest ever conditional fee agreement bill cut by 40 per cent

Competitive tendering set for 'later this year'

he government will reveal its competitive tendering plans for criminal legal aid work later this year, justice secretary Ken Clarke (pictured) has said. There had...

LSC chairman calls for independent appeal tribunal

Sir Bill Callaghan, chairman of the LSC, has called for an independent tribunal to hear decisions over whether people should be granted legal aid.

Tribunal ruling fails to provide clarity over public benefit

Independent schools failing to provide some benefits for their potential beneficiaries other than their current or prospective fee-paying students would be falling foul of the...

Supreme Court overturns immigration age limit

The Supreme Court has this morning overturned an immigration rule banning the entry of foreign spouses from non-EU countries who are under the age of...

Court of Appeal upholds decision to cut Leigh Day's Trafigura costs bill

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by senior costs judge Master Hurst to reduce Leigh Day's £105m bill in the case against Trafigura...