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Local authorities: The duty to reconsider re-visited

When is a change of circumstance material to a local authority's duty to reconsider an earlier decision, asks Simon Bird QC

Albania honours Sir Henry Brooke CMG for services to justice reform

Retired Court of Appeal judge honoured by Albania's president in London

Court hours pilot a postcode lottery for solicitors

Practitioners expected to attend court during unsocial hours for no uplift in pay

Under threat: fighting off intellectual property litigation bullies

Simon Miles considers the changes to the law on unjustified threats introduced by the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017

Employment lawyers unconvinced by Tory pledge to expand workers' rights

Recent rises in tribunal fees make any new employment rights meaningless

Responsiveness the most important factor for in-house counsel

In-house lawyers seek knowledge and awareness over price when instructing external law firms

Claims against FTSE 100 companies more than double

Banks account for two-thirds of all High Court cases involving UK's largest companies

CQS-accredited conveyancer accepts he was 'sloppy'

Solicitor fined £7,500 for failing to address transaction's 'dubious features'