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Not so clear cut on costs

Steven Davies considers the Supreme Court's dismissal of appeals against recoverability of ATE and success fees

Unfair prejudice: Supercars, yachts, and other excesses

There are occasions when the courts overcome their reluctance to become involved with commercial decisions of the board, explains Sinead Lester

Are we surviving or thriving?

In the increasingly demanding and changing legal environment, resilience is important, writes Elizabeth Rimmer

Walking the tightrope of compliance

The Law Society has struck back on the SFO's section 2 interviews, but to what effect, wonders Maia Cohen-Lask

The correct use of the Bolam test

Dr Jock Mackenzie considers recent clinical negligence cases which raise the question of when the Bolam, Montgomery, and Penney tests should apply

Conditional fees in publication proceedings after Times Newspapers v Flood

The Supreme Court's decision in Flood has not provided the clarity hoped for in relation to future recovery of success fees and ATE premiums, says Steven Heffer

Gender pay gap: What the figures really tell us

The data required by the new regulations should be the starting point for change, writes Sarah Winship

Twice-bankrupt solicitor who carried on practising struck off

Solicitor misled police and took advantage of vulnerable elderly client