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Defective product claimant allowed to substitute defendant after limitation period

Claimants in defective products cases could be allowed to substitute defendants if there has been a mistake as to the appropriate party to sue, even...

Bar fury over "cost-cutting" VHCC scheme

Barristers have reacted angrily to an announcement from the LSC today that one option for 'very high cost' criminal cases would be to extend the...

Beresford loses High Court appeal

Jim Beresford and Douglas Smith, former partners at Doncaster-based Beresfords, have lost their High Court appeal against the Law Society and the SRA.

Courts can make contact orders between boy living in Pakistan and mother in UK

English and Welsh courts have jurisdiction to make contact orders between children living outside the EU and their parents, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Public enemy

Why are lawyers less popular than second-hand car dealers? It's time to change the public image of the money-hungry fat cat, says Russell Conway

On the safe side

Employers that ensure they implement the correct health and safety procedures are unlikely to be found liable for workplace accidents, says Dan McCauley

The quiet revolution

In the absence of a statutory framework, equitable doctrines are increasingly finding favour with courts adjudicating over cohabitation disputes, says Tom Farley-Hills

No distractions

The new Financial Services Division of the Cayman Islands Grand Court will bring additional judicial resources and dedicated case management to enhance the court's already...