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What's next for the discount rate?

The needs of seriously injured people must be considered to at least the same extent as the interests of insurance companies and the public purse, writes David Marshall

Quindell lessons: Is the legal profession compatible with capital markets?

Colin Gibson explores whether the situations which arose at Quindell and Slater and Gordon point to deep-rooted challenges for the future of the legal services market

The Great Repeal Bill explained

David Golten considers the passage of the government's repeal bill and what it means for UK law

An overview of costs in arbitration

Camilla Godman discusses the lessons learned from CIArb's Hong Kong Workshop on costs budgeting and third-party funding

Running out of time

There is no point in the courts repeatedly expressing sympathy while inevitably concluding that nothing can be done on assisted dying, writes Jean-Yves Gilg

SDT hearings taking longer

More complex cases push up length and cost of proceedings

'Genius' claim gets short shrift in divorce fight

Tag should be reserved only for 'exceptional' talent like Mozart and Einstein, says judge

Appeal judges allow assisted-dying campaigner's case to proceed

Court distinguishes Noel Conway's circumstances from Nicklinson and says case is arguable