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Djanogly accused over brother-in-law's claims management business

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly is facing conflict of interest claims over two management firms, Going Legal and Legal Link Introductory Services, owned by his brother-in-law,...

Osborne confirms increase in qualification period for unfair dismissal claims

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed an increase in the qualification period for unfair dismissal claims from one to two years in a speech to the...

Double privacy setbacks for prior notification supporters

Ferdinand's plea for prior notification labelled 'red herring'

Angry solicitor to protest outside SRA

A solicitor angry about the closure of his firm by the SRA is to protest outside the regulator's offices in Redditch later this week.

The Rolls treatment

How can the government justify the money and pump over the new financial dispute court in the Rolls building when it is slashing legal aid...

No more Payne

Recent appeal rulings in relocation cases have crystallised judges' growing concerns over the Payne guidance but they're not the medication parents looking to move were...

In their pocket

The latest government attacks on personal injury claimants are based on a distorted view of the market, says David Ellis

Playing the part

The Court of Appeal has restored some sanity to the issue of part 36 offers in detailed assessment proceedings, says Simon Gibbs