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No trust in Truss

How can the judiciary have any faith in the Lord Chancellor after she failed to defend their independence, asks John van der Luit-Drummond

Lawyers must not 'prop up' ailing legal aid system

Law Society launches new pro bono charter, but warns against free advice becoming a substitute to 'a properly funded legal aid system'

Miller, Brexit, and the European Court

Professor Abimbola A Olowofoyeku explains why a Supreme Court reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union may be required before Brexit can be implemented

Book review: Writing Medico-Legal Reports in Civil Claims

Alec Samuels reviews the 'impressive' textbook that he says would benefit lawyers with its 'scholarship and practicality'

Embracing the rise of freelance lawyers

It's no longer about whether firms will embrace change, but rather when and how, writes Shaun Rose

Sir Henry Brooke: Visionary who kicked courts into IT age

The retired Lord Justice of Appeal has his finger on the pulse of the profession as old battles over funding and vested interests are waged, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

No Brexit without parliament

Riccardo Calzavara and Toby Vanhegan consider the reasoning behind the High Court's ruling that the government cannot trigger article 50 without parliament's consent

Unelected and independent

The number of politicians and journalists who seem wilfully ignorant of the role of the judiciary is downright frightening, writes John van der Luit-Drummond