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Supreme Court to decide on solar panel subsidies

Energy secretary cannot remove entitlement 'without statutory authority'

Lord Neuberger calls for debate on use of disclosure and live evidence

Lawyers should look again at 'cherished' practices

Successive renewal of short-term contracts not always unlawful, court rules

The systematic renewal of short-term contracts is not necessarily a breach of the employment law even where the posts fulfil a permanent function within an...

Jackson to push for provisional costs assessments in all courts after pilot success

Lord Justice Jackson has said he has prepared a draft rule for the introduction of provisional costs assessments on a national basis after the success...

Energy drinks company cannot register 'Viaguara', court rules

A drinks company has been refused the right to register the trademark 'viaguara' because it was too similar to 'viagra', the protected name of the...

Inheritance tax planning and section 11 - a missed opportunity?

Working as a private client solicitor, it is important to know and make the most of the few tax allowances the government has left us...

First legal aid concession on means testing at police stations

The government has made what appears to be its first substantial concession on the legal aid bill by abandoning a plan to means test police...

Working not a precondition to right to paid holiday, court rules

Workers' right to paid holiday cannot be subject to a minimum period of actual work during the reference period used to calculate entitlement, the European...